Donavon Smallwood, Photographer, New York

Description

This black and white portrait features a Black woman with neatly braided hair leaning against a glass storefront on a bustling New York city street. Her reflection is visibly cast in the window glass beside her. She wears a hooded top paired with a patterned, pleated skirt. The background captures a shallow depth of field of an urban sidewalk, street traffic, and distant pedestrians under natural daylight. The composition employs a vertical framing with a candid, documentary aesthetic.

Style

Documentary, Vertical, Monochrome, Gritty

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Color

Background

Street

Context

Editorial