2. •My best friend Kevin is
extremely unique. He is gay,
Thai, and Buddhist. It is very
apparent, especially in this
picture that Kevin is extremely
handsome. He is also a model.
He is featured on many
American Apparel ads.
American Apparel is a popular
and trendy store. He is an artist
and photographer, and once in
a while he likes to be on the
other side of the camera. He is
very cool and hip. He is one of
the kindest people in my life
mainly reflecting off his
Buddhist religion.
3. •Just like this photograph
that I took of Kevin he is a
reflection of his Buddhist
religion. He is always
there to help me one
hundred percent of the
time. He is constantly
informing me about the
idea of different religions,
and the beauty and magic
of every single religion.
This is why I have
tremendous respect for
him and all other
Buddhists. He is a
peaceful human being,
that finds beauty in
everything.
4. •This is Kevin captured
in the act of
photography. His artistic
muse is fashion. Here he
is seen photographic a
3D printed Louis
Vuitton mannequin.
Here he expressed to me
how free he felt in the
exhibition. He felt as if
he was in his own
bubble and his own
world. He felt truly
happy. “Fashion is
therapeutic”, as Kevin
would say. He comes
from a long line of
designers, so he feels at
home in the fashion
world.
5. •Kevin’s parents have
always told him to smile
through anything, no
matter what. As a child
Kevin had to endure
severe bullying by other
kids because he had
different religious beliefs
and he was openly gay,
even as a child. He is an
extremely positive
person, because he
comes from a family that
encourages happiness
and love. He is happy
about love and he is
ecstatic to be walking on
planet earth.
6. •Here I photographed
Kevin at the Hollywood
Farmers’ Market. Again
we see that huge beautiful
smile, and his lovely
sense of style. I frequently
go shopping with Kevin’s
family because they are
fantastic company. His
family is very influenced
by a healthy lifestyle.
Kevin considers himself a
vegan. His mother owns
several Thai restaurants
on Melrose, in the
Hollywood Hills, etc. His
healthy lifestyle has
influenced me, and now I
am also a vegan.
7. •Here I photographed
Kevin while he was
checking his social
media websites, and
listening to music. One
website he keeps up
with constantly is
Style.com. He feels that
if he does not keep up
social media life he
would be missing out on
a lot of things. He is an
avid listener to music
because he grew up in a
musical household.
8. •Kevin is a nature lover,
and is very athletic
coming from a track
team. He asked me to
take this picture of him
because he thought the
scenery was beautiful.
At this moment he told
me that he wished he
had a sketch pad and
pencil to draw the
background. Pictured
are various types of
cactus’s, his favorite
plant.
9. •Kevin is considered to be
an old soul. Here he is
photographed at our high
school homecoming, we
were each other’s dates. I
used a specific old film
camera because it was a
classic movie night feel
that he gave me. We both
made a statement that
night. We won
homecoming king and
queen, and Kevin became
the first gay male that
ever won homecoming
king.
10. •I had to photograph
Kevin’s wardrobe and
the way he was standing
because it was so
unique. I realized that
although Kevin and I
come from different
cultural backgrounds,
we have been able to
maintain the strongest
friendship bond. He is
my brother, even though
we are not blood related.
11. •This is a picture of an art
book vending machine.
Kevin considered this
vending very symbolic for
his life. He saw himself
inside this vending
machine. There are
several art books inside
and art books are magical
things, but he saw it as if
they were caged inside
the machine. Just like him
and artistic soul forced to
keep to himself because of
his sexual orientation.
