Steve McCurry, Photographer, New York

Description

This vertical editorial photograph captured by Steve McCurry depicts a man in a red sweater and dark trousers caught mid-leap between two narrow wooden boats resting on a muddy shore. In the background, two large, highly ornate river vessels feature gleaming golden animal-shaped prows and green hulls. The composition is illuminated by natural daylight casting soft shadows, highlighting the textured muddy bank and scattered rocks in the foreground. The warm color grading enhances the golden tones of the grand barge structures and the earthy tones of the shoreline.

Style

Documentary, Vertical, Warm

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Color

Background

River

Context

Editorial