Sandro, Photographer, Chicago

Description

This stark monochrome portrait features a bare-chested black man wearing a heavy leather boxing headgear with the word OUCH written in taped white lettering across the forehead. Captured in a tight close-up composition, the subject looks directly into the lens with a serious, composed expression. The lighting is low-key and dramatic, casting deep shadows across the background and highlighting the contours of the subject's face and shoulders. The image exhibits fine grain and high contrast, typical of classic fine art athletic portraiture.

Style

Documentary, Square, Moody, Monochrome

Techniques

Analogue / film, Low-key / chiaroscuro

Industries

Combat Sports

Color

Background

Black Seamless

Context

Portrait / Headshot