Cole Barash, Photographer, New York
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Description
This black and white photograph by Cole Barash captures an intimate, high-contrast portrait of two young men facing one another in New York. The composition features a shallow depth of field, with the back of one man's head prominently blurred in the immediate foreground while the second man's face is sharply focused in profile. The subject on the left wears a light-colored tank top and a thin metal chain necklace, with textured dark hair styled in short locs and beads of sweat visible on his skin. Natural directional light illuminates the scene, casting stark highlights and deep shadows across their features against an indistinct indoor background with grid-patterned windows. The monochromatic grading emphasizes texture, form, and the tense, introspective atmosphere of the encounter.
Style
Documentary, Horizontal, Monochrome, Matte
Techniques
Analogue / film
Context
Portrait / Headshot, Fine Art / Personal Project