Collected Item: “38”
Your Name
Karah Kaska
Your Pronouns
She/They
Instagram handle, if any
@karahkaska
Work Title
38
Work Year (We are not accepting images older than 5 years)
2023
[Image Rights] Do you confirm that you hold the rights to this image?
Yes
[Eligibility] The Curve Photo Contest proudly centers and uplifts people who identify as lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer women and nonbinary people. Please share how you self-identify, using language that feels most accurate to you. Feel free to include all intersections of your identity. (Examples: lesbian, trans person of color, Latinx queer woman, radical faery, butch, etc.)
My wife identifies as a lesbian but I prefer the term queer. It suits me better. I’m a golden retriever masc and she is my black cat lesbian lover.
[Artist Statement] Tell us more about your photo by sharing a brief artist statement OR answering this prompt: "This is what being ______ means to me..." (Max. 100 words)
My 38th birthday got overshadowed by my cis-hetero little bothers engagement but my wife still did everything she could to make me feel special. This is joy. This is love. This is partnership. This is my forever.
[Visual Description] Describe your photo so we can provide alt-text. Example: "Two women holding hands and smiling as they walk in a pride parade, surrounded by rainbow flags."
Two women holding hands in front of a graffiti wall. One the left, the taller of the two has short platinum hair and is wearing all black. Both her pants and shirt are cuffed showing off her tattoos. Her face looks elated, like she just got the most wonderful news. The women on the right is wearing a hot pink pants and shirt set with a white undershirt. She has long brown hair and looks as if she is celebrating something excited. Her left hand is in the air. Both have one foot leaned up against the wall. The graffiti on the wall pops with neon colors.
[Agreement] In the event that you win the 2026 Curve Photo Contest, do you consent to having your photograph printed for the sole purpose of displaying at The Curve Foundation's one-day event at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco, CA) during Lesbian Visibility Week? The Curve Foundation will cover printing costs, but will not cover costs for mailing the print after the event ends.
Yes
[Agreement] Do you consent to The Curve Foundation storing, sharing, and using this image and its description as we deem appropriate, including disseminating on our social media, website, and Curve Archive and Curve Quarterly?
Yes
[Agreement] By checking 'I understand' below, I acknowledge that this contest upholds values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and I confirm that my submission does not contain anti-LGBTQ+ or other discriminatory, hateful, or exclusionary content.
I understand