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Portrait of a Black man with dreadlocks wearing a patterned black and white jacket against a grey wall with a vertical beam of light

Jabari Jacobs, Photographer, Los Angeles

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This portrait photograph by Jabari Jacobs features a young Black man with dark dreadlocks looking downward with a casual expression. He is wearing a distinctive black and white patterned jacket with dark blocking along the lower portion and collar. The subject stands against a neutral grey wall illuminated by a sharp vertical beam of natural light that casts a distinct shadow to the right. The composition employs a vertical framing style with soft, directional lighting highlighting the upper half of the figure.

Keywords

young black manyoung manblack manman with dreadlocksdreadlocksblack and white patterned jacketpatterned jacketjacket

Styles

EditorialVerticalDesaturatedClean

Techniques

Natural light

Background

Grey Seamless

Context

Portrait / Headshot
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