20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Teresa Karolina

One of the most important goals to me as a Queer artist of color is redirecting our views on this community from the trauma that surrounds them, and finding ways to highlight by celebrating the life of each individual with confidence, sexuality and gender identity. To overcome the stereotypical judgment and condemnation that was placed into our culture, and endangered the shared experience of primal safety and visibility.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Santurce, Puerto Rico
Camera: NIKON D610
Copyright: © German Vazquez