Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Photographer, New York
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Description
This striking monochrome close-up portrait captures two women in an intimate moment, their profiles pressed together as they kiss. The composition focuses tightly on their facial features, highlighting the texture of their skin, delicate eyelashes, and parted lips with visible tongues touching. Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott in New York, the image employs dramatic lighting and a high-contrast black-and-white grade to emphasize form and shadow against a dark background.
Style
Editorial, Vertical, Monochrome, Gritty
Techniques
Analogue / film, Low-key / chiaroscuro
Background
Black Seamless
Context
Portrait / Headshot