"For me, love is not just a bitter feeling, but it is like a deep and raging sea, engulfing me with its fierce waves, and I am powerless to resist it. But for our sake, for our friendship which means the world to me, I find myself sacrificing that love, swallowing my feelings and burying them deep within me.

My photography project reflects this silent struggle. It documents every suppressed tear, every painful smile, and every longing glance. It paints a portrait of the pain that comes with sacrificing love for the sake of friendship.

I choose contrasting colors in my images, representing love and friendship, happiness and pain, sacrifice and desire. I want people to see those colors and to feel the contradictions of the emotions that I am feeling.

It's not easy to bear this pain alone, but through this project, I find a sort of comfort. The camera serves as a means for me to express myself, it allows me to capture what's happening inside me, and in doing so, I may have the ability to handle this dilemma and continue with life.

With each shot I take, I feel a small part of me is being released, as if I am letting go of this suppressed love that was gnawing at me from the inside. I find myself redefining the meaning of love and friendship, exploring the boundaries of these concepts and learning how to balance them.

Perhaps it seems strange to turn my pain into art. But art begins where words end. It expresses what the tongue cannot describe. Therefore, I use photography to depict my feelings, to show people what is happening inside me, to make them see the world through my eyes.

This project may change people's view of love and friendship, it may make them reflect on those relationships that can be complex, painful, and beautiful all at the same time. It can teach them that love is not always easy and that friendship may be stronger and more lasting than love itself.

In the end, this project helps me to live with the pain. It gives me a sense of hope, that life can continue, even if love cannot materialize as I wish. And I am learning, more than anything else, that sacrificing for love may be more painful than losing love itself."