Nicholas Maggio, Photographer, Los Angeles

Description

An editorial photograph by Nicholas Maggio captures a woman standing barefoot atop a saddled horse while holding a colorful surfboard on a sandy beach. The subject wears a yellow straw cowboy hat, a brown suede jacket over a graphic t-shirt, and faded blue jeans with a dark belt. The horse, a light brown gelding with dark mane and legs, stands calmly on the damp sand facing toward the left against an overcast horizon line where the ocean meets the pale sky. The muted natural lighting creates a soft, even atmosphere with a vintage color grade. The composition places the human subject vertically centered as the primary focal point above the substantial animal subject in a coastal landscape setting.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Clean, Nostalgic

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Industries

Outdoor & Performance Apparel

Color

Background

Sandy Beach

Context

Editorial