Carter Smith, Photographer, Los Angeles

Description

An athletic man is captured mid-air executing a backflip above the shallow surf of a sandy beach. He wears patterned swim trunks and a dark vest or jacket that billows upward during the jump. The composition is vertically oriented, featuring an expansive sky filled with white cumulus clouds stretching across a pale blue expanse. Waves lap gently against his legs as he launches from the shoreline. Natural sunlight illuminates the scene, highlighting the motion and water spray kicked up from the shallow tide.

Style

Documentary, Vertical, Warm

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Color

Background

Sandy Beach

Context

Editorial