The 2023 LOVE Exhibition
![Nadine Levin - Nadine Levin](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Nadine-Levin-Nadine-Levin.jpg)
©Nadine Levin, Holding onto My Dream, San Mateo California
Happy Valentine’s Day! Thank you to all the photographers who have shared their work in today’s exhibition. The result is truly a love letter of sorts to the photographic realm, how we tell our stories, and most importantly, how we love. The world needs a lot more love.
![Zixi Xia, Lust, Guiyang, China - Abigail Xia](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Zixi-Xia-Lust-Guiyang-China-Abigail-Xia.jpg)
©Zixi Xia, Lust, Guiyang, China
![IrinaSokolova - Ирина Соколова](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IrinaSokolova-Ирина-Соколова.jpg)
©Irina Sokolova. 10 Minutes
![110-©Ellen Friedlander, Peter, Los Angeles, CA - Ellen Friedlander](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/110-©Ellen-Friedlander-Peter-Los-Angeles-CA-Ellen-Friedlander.jpg)
©Ellen Friedlander, Peter, Los Angeles, CA
![Valentina e Emanuel February 2019 Bologna, Italy](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Closer-©-Francesca-Cesari_MG_7575-Francesca-Cesari.jpg)
© Francesca Cesari, Untitled from the series “Closer”, Bologna, Italy
![Portrait of Kups (left, 36), a lesbian, with her partner in her house, Jakarta, 25 March, 2022. The normalization of heterosexual through media, education, and social norms has marginaiized her as a lesbian in an open relationship.](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dancing-Around-The-Fire-Muhammad-Zaenuddin-Muhammad-Zaenuddin2.jpg)
©Muhammad Zaenuddin, Jakarta, Indonesia , Portrait of Kups (left, 36), a lesbian, with her partner in her house, Jakarta, 25 March, 2022. The normalization of heterosexual through media, education, and social norms has marginaiized her as a lesbian in an open relationship.
![JosephGeyerLavender - Joseph Bushey](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/JosephGeyerLavender-Joseph-Bushey.jpg)
© Joseph Geyer, Lavender Haze, Scranton, PA
![GFS_4_24_16_022 - Outre-Mer Administrator](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GFS_4_24_16_022-Outre-Mer-Administrator.jpg)
©Ellen Mitchell, Garden Path, Hamilton Twp., NJ
![Eric_Davidove - Eric Davidove](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Eric_Davidove-Eric-Davidove.jpg)
© Eric Davidove, Primary, San Francisco, CA
![Elena Serafimova - Елена Серафимова](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Elena-Serafimova-Елена-Серафимова.jpg)
©Elena Serafimova, Love, Aktau, Kazakhstan
![Lisa McCord, Self Portrait with Dr Flicker, Los Angeles, CA](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Lisa-McCord-Self-Portrait-with-Dr-Flicker-Los-Angeles-CA.jpg)
©Lisa McCord, Self Portrait with Dr Flicker, Los Angeles, CA @lisamccord
![Michael Ryder - Michael Ryder](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Michael-Ryder-Michael-Ryder.jpg)
© Michael Ryder, Mom’s Last Haircut, St George, UT
![©️Marilyn Strauss, Beyond Forever, Paris, France - M Strauss](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/©️Marilyn-Strauss-Beyond-Forever-Paris-France-M-Strauss.jpg)
©️Marilyn Strauss, Beyond Forever, Paris, France
![06_Margot Muir_ Tania and Ryan Plakonouris (We should all be feminists)-5 - Margot Muir](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/06_Margot-Muir_-Tania-and-Ryan-Plakonouris-We-should-all-be-feminists-5-Margot-Muir.jpg)
©Margot Muir, We should all be feminists, Gqeberha, South Africa
![Matt-Moment-Couple-2022 - Matt Moment](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Matt-Moment-Couple-2022-Matt-Moment.jpg)
© Matt Moment, Couple, Warwick, NY
![@Suzanne Williamson.Twenty-seven Years Ago](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/@Suzanne-Williamson.Twenty-seven-Years-Ago.jpg)
©Suzanne Williamson.Twenty-seven Years Ago, Point Lookout, NY
![Kym Ghee, Tell Her You Love Her](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kym-Ghee-Tell-Her-You-Love-Her.jpg)
©Kym Ghee, Tell Her You Love Her, Los Angeles, CA
![Jon Wollenhaupt - Jon Wollenhaupt](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jon-Wollenhaupt-Jon-Wollenhaupt.jpg)
© Jon Wollenhaupt, Two Buys on Market Street, San Francisco
![Gretchen Grace, Happy Couple, New York, NY - Gretchen Grace](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gretchen-Grace-Happy-Couple-New-York-NY-Gretchen-Grace.jpg)
©Gretchen Grace, Happy Couple, New York, NY
![Sonia Melnikova-Raich_Takes Two - Sonia M.](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Sonia-Melnikova-Raich_Takes-Two-Sonia-M..jpg)
©Sonia Melnikova-Raich, Takes Two, Chicago, IL
![Maureen Haldeman_Egalite - Maureen Haldeman](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Maureen-Haldeman_Egalite-Maureen-Haldeman.jpeg)
©Maureen J Haldeman, Égalité, Malibu, CA
![Olivia_Kim_Love - Olivia Kim](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Olivia_Kim_Love-Olivia-Kim.jpg)
©Olivia Kim, Wish Lanterns, Seoul, South Korea
![Anthony Striplen, Like Being Alone (1 of 1) - Tony Striplen](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Anthony-Striplen-Like-Being-Alone-1-of-1-Tony-Striplen.jpg)
©Anthony Striplen, 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
![Sigrid_Debusschere_By_The_Frozen_Lake - sigi photoshoot](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Sigrid_Debusschere_By_The_Frozen_Lake-sigi-photoshoot.jpg)
© Sigrid Debusschere, By the frozen lake, Tervuren, Belgium
![Andrea Juan - Love of my Life](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Andrea-Juan-Love-of-my-Life.jpg)
©Andrea Juan, Love of my Life, Cantabria, Spain
![StargazersFlat - Christopher Schneberger](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/StargazersFlat-Christopher-Schneberger.jpg)
© Christopher Schneberger, Flowers, Huntley, IL
![Marques, Jean, Zoraida y Luis - Jean Marques](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Marques-Jean-Zoraida-y-Luis-Jean-Marques.jpg)
©Jean Marques, Zoraida y Luis, Manhattan, NY
![miroslav_zselinsky_love - miroslav zselinsky](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/miroslav_zselinsky_love-miroslav-zselinsky.jpg)
©Miroslav Zselinsky, Love, Nána, Slovakia
![TO LOVE AND BE LOVED BY A DOG - ELLIE and REMY](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Marthanna_Yater_TO-LOVE-AND-BE-LOVED-BY-A-DOG.jpg)
©Marthanna Yater, TO LOVE AND BE LOVED BY A DOG, Durham, NC ©marthannayater @marthannayater
![Helynn_Ospina - Helynn Ospina](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Helynn_Ospina-Helynn-Ospina.jpg)
©Helynn Ospina, Laundromat , Santa Cruz , CA
![KarinaThyra_LoveMatildo - Karina Cordova](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/KarinaThyra_LoveMatildo-Karina-Cordova.jpg)
© Karina Thyra, Love, Matildo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
![Shannon_MaltbieDavis_Kitty Love - Shannon MaltbieDavis](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Shannon_MaltbieDavis_Kitty-Love-Shannon-MaltbieDavis.jpg)
©Shannon Maltbie-Davis, Kitty Love, Basehor, KS
![AnneConnor - Anne Connor](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AnneConnor-Anne-Connor.jpg)
©Anne Connor, Abundance, Ridgeway, WI
![JONES_CHLOE_TWINS - Chloe Jones](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/JONES_CHLOE_TWINS-Chloe-Jones.jpg)
© Chloe Jones, Twins, Sonora, Arkansas
![Diane_Fenster_Compassionate_Heart - diane fenster](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Diane_Fenster_Compassionate_Heart-diane-fenster.jpg)
© Diane Fenster, Compassionate Heart, UCSF Hospital, San Francisco, CA
![Adrienne Villar - Adrienne Villar](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adrienne-Villar-Adrienne-Villar.jpg)
©Adrienne Villar, Yours, Kyle, TX
![©Jane Waggoner Deschner, _Remember me. (917.GFH[GA])_ Billilngs, MT - Jane Deschner](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/©Jane-Waggoner-Deschner-_Remember-me.-917.GFHGA_-Billilngs-MT-Jane-Deschner.jpg)
© Jane Waggoner Deschner, “Remember me. (917.GFH [GA])” Billings, MT
![©Maggie Callahan, Untitled Lovers, Chattanooga, TN - Maggie Reese](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/©Maggie-Callahan-Untitled-Lovers-Chattanooga-TN-Maggie-Reese.jpg)
©Maggie Callahan, Untitled Lovers, Chattanooga, TN
![Tia Daubas_The Lovers - Tia Daubas](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tia-Daubas_The-Lovers-Tia-Daubas.jpg)
©Tia Daubas, The Lovers, Austin, TX, @tiadaubas
![Konstantinos Irakleous - konstantinos irakleous](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Konstantinos-Irakleous-konstantinos-irakleous.jpg)
©Konstantinos Irakleous, Touch, Scotland, United Kingdom
![jericebron-lenscratch-love - Jeric Ebron](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jericebron-lenscratch-love-Jeric-Ebron.jpg)
© Jeric Lim Ebron, Ma/Ma, Villareal, Samar PH
![_Marcy Juran - Holding Hands - Marcy Juran](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Marcy-Juran-Holding-Hands-Marcy-Juran.jpg)
©Marcy Juran, Holding Hands, New York, NY
![barb_french_love - Barb French](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/barb_french_love-Barb-French1.jpeg)
©Barb French, Love Language, Sacramento, CA
![119-Frankie_Garr_love - Suzanne Garr](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/119-Frankie_Garr_love-Suzanne-Garr.jpg)
©Frankie Suzanne Garr, Hands of Love, Kajjansi, Uganda
![Processed with VSCO with b1 preset](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ntokozo-Maseko-Ntokozo-Maseko.jpg)
©Ntokozo Maseko, Bajabulile noZamaZulu, Johannesburg, South Africa
![D2EC65C8-3541-4C0A-83C8-CECE59EBD68E - Rachael Buechler](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/D2EC65C8-3541-4C0A-83C8-CECE59EBD68E-Rachael-Buechler.jpeg)
©Rachael Buechler, Finley, Los Angeles, CA
![Katie McCraw_Lenscratch Love submission - Katie McCraw (1)](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Katie-McCraw_Lenscratch-Love-submission-Katie-McCraw-1.jpg)
©Katie McCraw, Unconditional, Cupar, Scotland, UK
![118-Matzner_Paul_Love - paul matzner](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/118-Matzner_Paul_Love-paul-matzner.jpg)
©Paul Matzner, Love, New York City, NY
![Donna Tramontozzi - Donna Tramontozzi](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Donna-Tramontozzi-Donna-Tramontozzi.jpg)
©Donna Tramontozzi, Touch, San Francisco, CA, Daddy’s Boy, Stow, MA
![Ariana Ramirez_Fatherhood 4 - Aris Ramirez](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ariana-Ramirez_Fatherhood-4-Aris-Ramirez.jpg)
© Ariana Ramirez, Fatherhood 4, Dallas, TX
![©JosefinaFernandezMoran - Josefina fernandez moran](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/©JosefinaFernandezMoran-Josefina-fernandez-moran.jpg)
©Josefina Fernandez Moran- Family- Campana, Provincia de Buenos Aires. Argentina
![ChrisMaliwat-LoveExhibition - Chris Maliwat](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ChrisMaliwat-LoveExhibition-Chris-Maliwat.jpg)
© Chris Maliwat, #ladybug / #ladyliberty, New York, NY
![Bob Shonkoff - Bob Shonkoff](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Bob-Shonkoff-Bob-Shonkoff.jpg)
©Bob Shonkoff, Touch, San Francisco, CA
![Kern_Kids_at_Bad_Medicine_Lake_2023_ - RJ Kern](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kern_Kids_at_Bad_Medicine_Lake_2023_-RJ-Kern.jpg)
© R. J. Kern, Kids at Bad Medicine Lake, MN, 2022
![18FDBF3B-D00B-4C2A-825B-57232F982B3C - Melissa Ostrow](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/18FDBF3B-D00B-4C2A-825B-57232F982B3C-Melissa-Ostrow.jpeg)
©Melissa Weiss Ostrow, Brotherly Love, Merrick, NY
![loren_kaye001](http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/loren_kaye001.jpeg)
©Loren Kaye, Alexa Rose, Cape Town, South Africa @lorenkphotography
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