Nadia Ryder, Photographer, London

Description

This monochrome portrait features a close-up view of a woman with damp, textured hair that falls in strands across her face. The high-contrast lighting casts distinct shadows and highlights across her nose, lips, and closed eyes, emphasizing skin texture and facial contours. The composition is cropped tightly around the subject's face, focusing entirely on the play of light and shadow through the wet strands. Captured in a minimalist style, the image relies on stark tonal values rather than colour to create depth. The photograph was taken by Nadia Ryder in London.