Elina Kechicheva, Photographer, Paris

About

This vertical portrait features a Black woman in her 20s with braided hair, captured outdoors at twilight. She wears a textured gold metallic cardigan and a matching fringed skirt, accented by a thick dark belt and a gold chain necklace. She stands in a wooded setting among tall, thin trees whose branches are coated in frost or snow against a deep blue evening sky. The lighting is warm and directional, highlighting her facial features and the metallic sheen of her clothing while casting the background in cool shadows. The composition creates a moody, atmospheric narrative.