These images stem from the desire for an embodied and empowered representation of my beloved community. An anchored moment of witnessing and being with to reveal and be seen. It was an honor to make each of these images, each infused with the magic of the moment. The portraits affirm the spectrum of queer and trans experience as vibrant, sexy, and powerful. In the constant barrage of the ongoing genocides, the assault and attempted erasure of my community, and a world on fire, experiencing the fleeting moments of joy is essential. I want to see those once on margins not only surviving but thriving, rising up.. I want us to have the strength to build the world we want to see—one where we are all free and thriving.