Galina Toktalieva - Diary of Female Photographer©

Regenbogen parade

About 120,000 people in colourful clothes took part in Vienna’s annual Rainbow Parade on Saturday to call for equal rights for gays, lesbians and transvestites. I must add that to be transvestite does not necessarily mean to be homosexual. Some transvestites are fascinated with women’s clothes only, and want to feel themselves, at least temporarily, the object of passionate desire.

Some quite normal from traditional point of view heterosexual relationships may lack real intimacy. When I was looking at gays and lesbians, especially those ones who not only demonstrated presence of homo feelings, but obviously had them - tenderly holding their partner’s hand, I knew to be really intimate with somebody and to be understood, you can be of any gender you feel yourself comfortable with

Person posing for photo and person depicted in his natural environment or unaware have different energetic levels and expressiveness, why I am still devoted to street photography

From my point of view many shows, manifestations and demonstrations have zero expressive value

Thalia Buchhandlung

Saturday. Woman in Muslim headscarf reading book in Thalia bookshop

The Nikon 50mm f/1.4 considered to be a secret weapon for low-light photography, justified my expectations. It is also ultra light, almost weightless, and sharp.