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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Our little life is rounded by sleep 2

Growing up a gay dancer, expression was a struggle of revelation and concealment. The dancer performs among exposed roots of cypress trees on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain to illustrate beauty and self-expression in a somewhat hostile environment.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Mandeville, Louisiana, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Dusty Cooper