Collected Item: “Lover's Desire”
Your Name
Margaux Kendall
Your Pronouns
She/They
Instagram handle, if any
marken_media
Work Title
Lover's Desire
Work Year (We are not accepting images older than 5 years)
2021
[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.)
I am Pansexual
[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)
I stare deeply into my lover's eyes. With my camera in hand, it's a conduit for my desire; she can feel it's electricity, buzzing through the lens. This photo was taken early on in my relationship with Salem. 4+ Years later, she is now my Wife. This was our first photoshoot that we ever did together. She is my creative muse and we love to have fun random little photoshoots as a creative outlet, as we enjoy shared interests of art, photography and fashion. This playfulness always keeps our passion, desire and our connection strong.
[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."
A black and white portrait of a brunette woman with short hair, laying on a bed with her arms folded beneath her head, she wears a lacy bra and has a lipstick shaped kiss on her breast. She gazes deeply into the camera lens, a steely yet sensual expression is upon her face as she meets the photographer's gaze.
[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