Aart Verrips, Photographer, Cape Town

Description

This striking portrait features a Black woman captured in Cape Town by photographer Aart Verrips. Her hair is styled in distinctive radiating locs that extend outward like points, creating a graphic silhouette. She wears a sleeveless, layered knit dress featuring rich maroon and amber tones with contrasting white-trimmed cutouts down the front. The soft, directional lighting accentuates her form against an abstract, painterly background blending muted rose, blue, and white strokes. The composition relies on warm tones and textural depth.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Earthy, Grainy

Techniques

Analogue / film, Soft Light

Industries

Designer Fashion

Color

Background

Gradient

Context

Editorial