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This environmental portrait, titled "Tailor at Fashion District," is an integral piece in a series that encapsulates the essence of the pandemic era. It adopts gentle visual narratives, capturing a moment at a fabric store in Los Angeles' renowned Fashion District, where a tailor goes about her craft. Departing from grand narration, the lens focuses on the daily lives of ordinary people during the health crisis, offering a microcosmic view that highlights and honors their resilience and unwavering faith in life. Shot in LA's most famous fabric store, the photography reflects a stark change: the once hustling scene has given way to unfamiliar stagnation under the shadow of the pandemic. Despite a significant decline in foot traffic, the store maintains a spontaneous order and implements proper epidemic prevention measures, ensuring that life carries on with minimal disruption. With the tailor's generous permission, the photographer skillfully captured this moment while observing the required physical distancing. The color grading is meticulously tuned to mirror reality, subtly leaning towards warm tones to amplify humanistic care. In this photography, myriads of fabrics offer a stage for the tailor to unleash her creativity. The composition, with the tailor engrossed in her work at the fabric cutting table, echoes the shape of a triangle. This geometric element not only imbues the image with a sense of stability but also symbolizes the steadfast resolve and calm mindset of ordinary people when facing the uncertainties of the pandemic era.
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Arif Minhaz
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Black & White Photography - Portrait
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United States
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Darren Stephens
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International Photography - New Zealand photography
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Australia
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Vesela Hadzhiyska
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Fine Art Photography - Conceptual
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Bulgaria
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Eric von Schulthess
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International Photography - KYRGYZSTAN
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Switzerland