Jay Brooks, Photographer, London

Description

A family of four stands looking up with bright light coming from above. The background transitions from fire to a soft pink sky. The father, wearing a dark suit and tie, holds a pamphlet. The mother, positioned to his left, wears a red plaid shirt. To the left is a boy in a dark suit, and to the right is a girl wearing a light sweater vest. The lighting is theatrical, with a clear distinction between the fiery base and the heavenly light above. The image has been stylised to evoke a sense of vintage family portraiture with an element of the bizarre, heightened by the dramatic contrast of fire and light.