Erik Tanner, Photographer, New York

Description

Black-and-white portrait featuring a Black man wearing a makeshift crown of tall, lit candles secured with wire around his head. He wears a white tank top and a thin silver necklace, gazing directly at the camera with a neutral expression. The lighting is high-contrast, casting sharp diagonal shadows across a plain interior wall behind him. The image has a grainy texture and a moody, atmospheric aesthetic with prominent highlights on the candle flames and the subject's face.

Style

Artistic, Vertical, Monochrome, Gritty, Grainy

Techniques

Analogue / film, Low-key / chiaroscuro

Color

Background

Grey Seamless

Context

Portrait / Headshot