Glittering Steps

The steps to power And justice and fame Ruin and plunder Those steps feed the same

The dew covered leaves of a Black Locust sapling shimmer silver in the light. (Robinia pseudoacacia)

2016 Nikon D3500, 55-200mm Lens.

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 - XIX