Augustus Butera, Photographer, New York

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An adult man kneels on outdoor concrete steps holding a black smartphone, with his eyes closed in a tight expression while a young boy stands behind him, grasping his shoulders playfully. The man wears a patterned plaid shirt over a grey t-shirt and blue jeans, sporting a short beard. The boy wears a blue and dark-trimmed t-shirt with blue trousers. They are positioned outside a red-brick building with a closed reddish-brown paneled wooden door and a dark metal handrail flanking the stone steps. Natural outdoor lighting illuminates the scene, casting soft shadows across the brick facade and staircase.