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Monochrome photograph of a woman in a sequined dress lifting a large towel on a sandy beach

Sylve Colless, Photographer, Sydney

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This black-and-white photograph captures a woman in a sparkling sequined dress standing on a sandy beach by the ocean. She holds a large towel overhead with both arms raised, her face tilted upward in profile as sunlight catches her expression. The composition features natural coastal textures, including a pebbled shoreline and distant horizon, rendered in high-contrast monochrome grain.

Keywords

woman in sequined dresssequined dresswoman on beachwoman holding towelwhite womansmiling woman

Styles

DocumentaryVerticalMonochromeGrainy

Techniques

Analogue / filmNatural light

Background

Sandy Beach

Context

Portrait / Headshot
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