This photo was taken at a child’s birthday party. There was a tea party (back when that meant a party where you drink tea and not a political movement) and a treasure hunt and face painting.
The girl in the photo is obviously of Asian descent. I think her heritage is Korean, but I am not sure.
For me the thing that sells this photo is her unblinking intensity. She’s a pretty little girl, and she is staring into your soul, perhaps finding it wanting.
Photo © Alex Schoenfeldt 2007
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