Photo Project : Eye's Have it By Sai Kumar

"Eyes Have It" is not just a photo project — it’s a visceral confrontation with the unseen weight of surveillance, bullying, and harassment that queer bodies endure daily. Shot in haunting black and white, this series captures me in drag — a space where I feel both most powerful and most targeted. Through the lens, the eyes become more than just visual organs; they transform into weapons of judgment, tools of control, and echoes of societal fear.

Each stare in the frame reflects an experience — the silent accusations, the double takes, the gazes that follow you not with admiration but with suspicion. The monochrome palette strips the distraction of color and lays bare the rawness of being watched, judged, and othered.

This work is a tribute to every queer person who’s felt the weight of a thousand eyes. It asks: what does it mean to be seen, but never truly seen? What does it cost to exist authentically in a world that surveils your every move?

This is drag as resistance. Photography as protest. Eyes as mirrors.