Living Life Unapologetically with @isupersheng and...

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Living Life Unapologetically with @isupersheng and #instapride

To see more from Leo’s visual diary, follow @isupersheng on Instagram. For more portraits from the LGBT community, follow @mileycyrus and @happyhippiefdn, and explore the #instapride hashtag.

“#hellomynameis Leo Sheng (@isupersheng). I’m 19 years old and a film student living in Michigan. I love movies. Like, seriously. I’ve always been drawn to visual creativity like photography and film, and sometimes music videos. It’s only recently that I’ve started to share some of my own pictures and while I know they’re pretty amateur, I love the concept of taking random snapshots from life even if it’s with a phone camera. I’m also proud to say that I wrote and directed my first short film and got to watch it on a big screen.

For the past year and half, my Instagram photos have been about my transition-filled life — graduating high school, starting college, making new connections. I’ve been working on finding a balance between which moments I ‘need’ to take pictures of, and which moments are meant to be remembered and appreciated without a camera. But, the most obvious theme of my page is my transition from female to male. For me, a picture really does say a thousand words.

I was recently invited by Miley Cyrus (@mileycyrus) to be part of a Happy Hippie Foundation (@HappyHippieFdn) and Instagram portrait series. It was run and shot by Miley herself, and showcased stories of trans and gender-fluid Instagrammers from around the country. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been in a room with so much love, pride, and respect for everyone’s journeys. It was such a privilege to be included and I’m so humbled to be a part of something so special and beautiful. I hope that I can inspire those who have the ability to share their own stories to find their own voices.

I used to be afraid to share photos that I took, let alone pictures of myself from any period of my life. But, I’ve learned how powerful sharing can be whether it’s your story or just something that means a lot to you. My photos mean a lot to me — all of them. I share them without apologies. I love to see how far I’ve come and what I’ve accomplished. If there’s anything that the last few years have taught me, it’s that living an unapologetic existence is the most freeing thing you can do.”

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