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Black and white photo of a woman in white leggings performing a flexible backbend while pouring sand from her raised hand.

Portrait After Midnight 2026

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A monochrome studio photograph from the project After Midnight, captured by photographer Roman Varlamov with styling by Anna Khitrina and Anna Talyzin and makeup by Alex Levy. The image depicts a flexible female model arching backward in an extreme contortion backbend on a sand-covered studio floor. She raises one arm straight up as a steady stream of fine sand cascades from her hand across her torso. She wears high-contrast white leggings and a dark top under theatrical low-key lighting that emphasizes the sculptural form of her pose against a dark, hazy backdrop.

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Portrait After Midnight 2026

Keywords

woman arching back woman in backbend female dancer backbend female dancer dancer in backbend white leggings black top falling sand

Credits

Anna Khitrina & Anna Talyzin

Fashion Editor/Stylist

Styles

Vertical Moody Monochrome Artistic

Techniques

Low-key / chiaroscuro

Background

Black Seamless

Context

Editorial

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