Silja Magg, Photographer, New York

Description

This black and white portrait features model Ashley Graham kneeling in the shallow ocean surf, captured by photographer Silja Magg. She is wearing a dark, strap-sleeved one-piece swimsuit and has wet hair cascading around her face as she tilts her head back with a joyful, laughing expression. The natural outdoor lighting highlights the glittering water droplets on her skin and the gentle movement of the waves washing around her knees. The composition focuses intimately on the subject against a softly blurred coastal horizon. The high-contrast monochrome grading emphasizes texture in both the water and her wet hair.

Style

Documentary, Vertical, Monochrome

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Industries

Swimwear

Color

Background

Ocean

Context

Portrait / Headshot