Welcome to The Curve Foundation's 2025 Photo Contest!!
Since 2023, the foundation has proudly followed the legacy of representation, self-expression, and creativity found in Curve magazine's lesbian life photo contests with our own contest.
We invite YOU, our community members, to submit photos expressing who you are and how you self-identify. You can title your photos by filling in the phrase “This Is What A _____ Looks Like.” We hope this lets people know that — in addition to lesbians — queer women, trans, nonbinary folks, and others should feel encouraged to participate and are welcome in our Curve community. In past years we have received creative photos, descriptions and titles varying from “This is what a mermaid looks like” to “This is what a Trans Femme Lesbian Feminist looks like” to “This is what a Pansexual, Polyamorous, Badass Queen looks like.”
Submissions are open from January 28th to February 28th.
Winners will receive a small prize AND have their photo printed and shown at our upcoming photography exhibition at the SF LGBT Center in April! We honor all of our community members and their creative expression by showcasing the entirety of 2025 submissions on a permanent digital exhibit. We can't wait to see everyone's unique identities!
To learn more about Curve magazine’s legacy of lesbian life photo contests, read the Curve Quarterly article at www.curvemag.com! You can also visit past photo contest submissions on our Digital Exhibits page.