Side-note Volume 2: Suspicious Minds 2024

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This striking monochrome portrait features a close-up crop of a person's face framed by multiple intertwined strands of luminous white pearl necklaces resting across the forehead and brow. The composition utilizes deep chiaroscuro lighting, casting dramatic shadows that carve out the facial features, nose bridge, and lips while leaving parts of the face in dark obscurity. The stark contrast highlights the smooth, reflective surface of the pearls against shadowed skin. This editorial piece was captured by photographer Edward Mulvihill with creative direction by Emma Kalfus and fashion styling by Karla Clarke for Side-note project Volume 2: Suspicious Minds.