Matthew Brookes, Photographer, Paris

Description

This black and white portrait captures a woman from behind as she poses with her arms raised in a vast desert landscape. She is wearing a dark sleeveless top and a flowing skirt, poised on her toes in a dance-like stance. In the midground on either side of the subject, two zebras graze in the arid terrain beneath low mountains and a cloudy sky. Natural daylight casts sharp shadows on the sandy ground, enhancing the high-contrast monochrome aesthetic of the composition.

Style

Artistic, Vertical, Monochrome

Techniques

Natural light

Color

Background

Desert

Context

Portrait / Headshot