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Close-up portrait of a Black man peering through a jagged hole torn in a wire mesh fence in New York.

Xavier Scott Marshall, Photographer, New York

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This striking portrait features a Black man looking directly at the camera through a jagged, torn hole in a heavy wire mesh fence. His face is framed closely by the twisted metal wires, with one wire lightly touching his lower lip. The lighting is direct and creates sharp highlights on his skin and dark hair. Photographed by Xavier Scott Marshall in New York, the composition relies on raw textures and intense eye contact to create a powerful, immediate visual impact.

Keywords

man looking through wire meshblack man portraitman looking through fenceman portraitwire mesh fence

Styles

EditorialVerticalGrittyClean

Techniques

Analogue / filmNatural light

Context

Editorial
Portrait / Headshot
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