Petra Kleis, Photographer, London

Description

This intimate portrait by photographer Petra Kleis captures a mother with long dark hair seated on a wooden chair, tenderly kissing her young toddler child on the forehead. The mother wears light-coloured silk shorts and features extensive floral tattoos along her torso and thigh. The child faces the mother with one small hand touching her face while being held securely in her arms. Soft, natural light streams across the scene, casting gentle highlights and shadows over their forms against a plain, neutral background. The composition is rendered in a warm, documentary aesthetic, emphasizing natural connection and candid tenderness.

Style

Documentary, Vertical, Warm, Clean

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Color

Background

Grey Seamless

Context

Portrait / Headshot