Brian Steege, Photographer, Chicago

Description

A focused ceramic artisan shapes a wet clay bowl on a spinning pottery wheel in a sunlit workshop. The potter's hands are coated in damp terracotta-coloured clay, delicately refining the smooth rim of the vessel using a small wooden trimming tool. The artisan wears a short-sleeve rust-coloured t-shirt and works intently over the yellow basin of the wheel. In the softly blurred background, wooden shelves display stacks of unfinished ceramic bowls and pottery pieces. Natural lighting fills the workspace, highlighting the rich textures of the wet clay and the organic materials throughout the studio.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Earthy, Clean

Techniques

Natural light

Color

Background

Showroom

Context

Portrait / Headshot