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Bienyl Huelgas

T(ea) is for Transgender

In this series, I created cyanotype portraits of transgender women I have met by contact printing 35mm film photos onto expired teabags as a commentary on how society treats trans lives. In queer culture, “tea” originally meant “truth,” and that truth signified someone's trans identity.

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World Photo Annual

2025

Honorable Mention

Film/Analog

Non Professional

T(ea) is for Transgender

In this series, I created cyanotype portraits of transgender women I have met by contact printing 35mm film photos onto expired teabags as a commentary on how society treats trans lives. In queer culture, “tea” originally meant “truth,” and that truth signified someone's trans identity.

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Bienyl Huelgas

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