Michael Muller, Photographer, Los Angeles

Description

A Time magazine cover features Kobe Bryant, standing with his back to the viewer, holding a basketball. He wears a jersey with the number 24 on the back. A spotlight shines directly behind his head, illuminating him against a dark background. The cover includes the TIME logo at the top and the text "Kobe Bryant 1978-2020" near the bottom. The background is dimly lit with a hint of a crowd or audience visible. The color scheme is predominantly black and white, with a red border framing the cover. The composition has a memorial and respectful tone, emphasized by the lighting and the subject's posture.