Embry Rucker, Photographer, Los Angeles

Description

This photograph by Embry Rucker features a silhouetted figure walking away down a long, dimly lit concrete hallway in Los Angeles. The low-key interior framing contrasts starkly against the bright daylight pouring in from an open doorway at the far end of the passage. The rough texture of the concrete floor and walls enhances the gritty atmosphere of the enclosed space. Overhead fluorescent fixtures cast a subtle glow on the low ceiling above the central corridor. The composition uses strong backlighting to isolate the figure in deep shadow as they move toward the light.

Style

Documentary, Horizontal, Desaturated, Matte

Techniques

Low-key / chiaroscuro

Color

Background

Alley

Context

Fine Art / Personal Project