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Close-up monochrome portrait of a Black man wearing a tailored suit jacket against a plain white wall.

Various Editorials A New Class 2026

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This monochrome editorial portrait features a young Black man with a close-cropped haircut and a faint mustache, gazing downward toward the camera with a neutral expression. He wears a structured grey suit jacket, visible across the lower frame against a neutral, plain white wall background. The lighting is soft and directional, highlighting facial bone structure and creating subtle tonal gradients across the fabric of the lapel. The composition is a tight framing that emphasizes texture, shadows, and form in a classic portraiture style.

Brand

Various Editorials

Project

Various Editorials A New Class 2026

Keywords

black man portraitblack manman portraitman wearing suit jacketsuit jacket

Credits

David Vail
Photographer
Faye Bluff
Makeup Artist

Styles

EditorialVerticalMonochrome

Industries

Menswear

Background

White Seamless

Context

Portrait / Headshot
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