Devin Yalkin, Photographer, New York

Description

A black and white, high-contrast portrait captures a man holding a clear, spherical crystal ball directly in front of his right eye. The crystal ball acts as a lens, distorting and magnifying the man's eye and surrounding facial features within its round surface. The man has dark hair, a mustache, and a beard. His skin shows textures and wrinkles, emphasized by the monochrome lighting. The shallow depth of field keeps the focus on the eye within the crystal ball and the hand holding it, with the rest of his face and the background fading softly out of focus. The overall effect is both artistic and intriguing, playing with perception and perspective.