A tall 9:16 vertical portrait of a female face breaking the surface of completely black water, emerging from below, the face angled upward, mouth open taking the first breath. The water surface parts around the forehead, nose, and chin in sheets of black water that catch the single overhead spotlight as brilliant silver curtains falling away from the face. The eyes are open and looking directly upward into the lens — the first thing seen after breaking the surface is the camera. Water streams from every surface of the face in multiple rivulets, each one catching the overhead light. The hair fans out in the black water on both sides of the face at the surface level. Below the water surface the neck and shoulders are visible as dark shapes in the black depths. Shot on a 50mm lens at f/2.8. Color grade: absolute black water, the face brilliantly lit by a single overhead spot, silver water sheets cascading away. Mood: rebirth, the primal act of surfacing, the face as the entire world.
