John Blais, Photographer, Chicago

Description

A monochrome documentary-style portrait captured by photographer John Blais in Chicago features a Black man seated on concrete steps outside a weathered wooden house. He wears a dark t-shirt, heavily distressed patterned jeans, and sneakers while holding a lit cigarette, exhaling a faint trail of smoke. The rustic alley setting includes weathered siding, a wire fence, and overgrown ground, rendered in high-contrast black and white with rich textures across wood grain, concrete, and fabric.