Roger Hyland, Birthday Girl-18 (PEOPLE 2025)

I saw a couple of young people I'd take photos of a few days earlier sitting on the lawn of the state library with a friend. It was her 18th birthday so I took a picture of them and one of her. Apart from her neo-goth make-up, spiked collar and anime inspired hair I loved her frank and open expression.

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