In her portrait in the ongoing exhibition, Eye to Eye: Portraits of Pride, Strength, Beauty, she looks into the camera with a natural smile that meets her eyes. “We have the triple whammy of being old, which is invisible, and women, which are invisible, and then lesbians, which are really invisible,” says Eye to Eye portrait subject Pamela Thiele. Though Candrian was behind the camera, it was also a vulnerable and emotional experience for her as a fellow member of the LGBTQ community. “Because of their courage, [earlier generations] have made my life and millions of others a little bit easier,” Candrian says. “I have love for every single one of these people.”When the women come to view their own portraits, Candrian says she wants them to feel brave, courageous and beautiful.