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The Man Who Cross the Rainbow Back-and-Forth

This photo was the silver line of my 19 years of existence. This was my first time wearing a crop top in my life. Sounds funny, but this moment was the most heartwarming and unforgettable moment I want to cherish through and through. I know even before, there's something inside me that makes me different from other men. I wasn't sure before what was it. Thus, I spend a decade searching for the meaning of terminology that I don't even know either. Until last week, my professor in photography asked me to define beauty using a photo. Then I come with the idea of expressing myself through the shades of the rainbow. Therefore I come up with these ideas to define what beauty was. "Beauty is when I shave the sign of masculinity in my visage. Beauty is when I wear the most comfortable cloth I want to wear with. Beauty is when I became the person I want to be." Now, I finally cross the rainbow. And I'm about to cross that rainbow again. But this time, I'll do the catwalk while crossing that rainbow back-and-forth.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: CITY OF SAN JUAN, Philippines
Camera: SM-A125F
Copyright: © FRANZ JASPER LLANTOS