Cloaked

Cloaked beneath The swallowing dark Withering keeps Suppressed the spark

A sun scorched Violet Petunia slowly loses colour in the exposed area. (Petunia violacea)

2018 Nikon D3500, 55-200mm Lens + 68mm Extension Tube.

Photographed in situ, without the use of artificial lighting or staging. Photoshop only used for resizing.

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Pride is a protest. Against unlawful detention, violence, discrimination. A protest in love, for love. The history of queer culture - particularly intersectional queer culture - has been intentionally and systematically erased by imperial, colonial and religious forces throughout time but we have always been here. We will always be here. Nature favours diversity, favours interdependent networks within ecosystems. Humans are not separate from nature, we are animals that depend on endless unseen interactions in nature to survive. Policing vulnerable people as a distraction from greed and injustice will not slow the decay, the or keep anyone from escaping the one constant of life - death. This series is my bouquet to celebrate the diverse expression that life takes, the hardships, the pleasures, the grief, the love.

Tezos Pride x 200tezos Series - IX