John Blais, Photographer, Chicago

Description

This outdoor candid portrait captures two women kissing on a bustling city street. The woman on the left wears a white top, a braided hairstyle tied with a dark band, red sunglasses perched atop her head, and dangling earrings, while her partner features a voluminous dark afro and a sleeveless camel-brown top. They are positioned in profile, leaning in closely to embrace against a backdrop of a city street lined with distant storefronts and vibrant pink, yellow, and orange lanterns suspended overhead. The natural daylight softly illuminates the scene, highlighting the textures of their clothing and hair while the background gently recedes into a shallow depth of field. The image was captured by photographer John Blais.

Style

Documentary, Lifestyle, Horizontal, Golden Hour

Techniques

Natural light

Color

Background

Street

Context

Portrait / Headshot