Matthew Brookes, Photographer, Paris

Description

A black and white portrait captures a young adult male emerging from water, cropped at the shoulders. The subject exhibits short, dark hair with a slightly textured and tousled appearance. His facial expression is neutral and his body is submerged with only his head and upper shoulders visible above the water's surface. The water is slightly blurred, with ripples and textures created by the movement. The background continues the aquatic theme, with more blurred water visible behind the subject. The lighting is evenly distributed, creating soft highlights and shadows across the subject's face and the water's surface, and contributing to the portrait's monochromatic aesthetic.