Collected Item: “Lesbian Love”
Your Name
Meg
Your Pronouns
She/Her/They
Instagram handle, if any
@gingermoon523
Work Title
Lesbian Love
Work Year (We are not accepting images older than 5 years)
2026
[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.)
Lesbian
[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)
This is what being in love means to me.
In this photograph, the way I look at her is unguarded, certain, and full of reverence. There is no performance, no fear, no shrinking. Just presence. Loving her has taught me that devotion can be quiet and powerful at the same time. It is in the small glances, the shared breath, the safety of being fully seen.
This image captures more than a relationship—it captures freedom. The freedom to love openly and without apology.
In this photograph, the way I look at her is unguarded, certain, and full of reverence. There is no performance, no fear, no shrinking. Just presence. Loving her has taught me that devotion can be quiet and powerful at the same time. It is in the small glances, the shared breath, the safety of being fully seen.
This image captures more than a relationship—it captures freedom. The freedom to love openly and without apology.
[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 stand close together, sharing an intimate moment. One woman looks directly at the camera with a calm, confident expression, while the other turns toward her, gazing at her with complete love and adoration. Their bodies lean gently toward each other, showing closeness and trust. The mood feels warm and genuine, capturing a quiet, heartfelt moment of connection between them.
[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