Nicolas Lascourrèges, Photographer, Paris

Description

This close-up editorial image captures a potter's hands actively shaping wet clay on a rotating pottery wheel. The artisan wears a dark shirt and jeans dusted with fine grey clay, with clay residue covering their fingers and palms. The composition focuses tightly on the hands and the spinning wheel, set against a softly blurred studio background. The natural lighting emphasizes the tactile textures of the wet clay and the focused motion of the craft. Photographed in Paris by Nicolas Lascourrèges.