In Lemon, the photographer shows a powerful sample of minimalist still life. A single lemon - imperfect in shape, with a vibrant, deep yellow skin - lies on a weathered wooden surface. The lemon still bears a short stalk with a shriveled leaf, a subtle reminder of the tree on which it once grew.
The background is deep black, drawing all attention to the subject. The light falls in sideways, highlighting the texture of the skin: rough, almost leathery, like a skin that has gone through life. The wood underneath - full of knots, scratches and cracks - seems to represent time itself.
Although the image is still, it feels charged. Here, the lemon becomes not an everyday fruit, but a symbol of contrast: freshness and decay, simplicity and depth, acid and stillness. The fine-art photograph Lemon is an ode to the power of the small and the pure, captured in a moment of hushed beauty.
I’ve always had an eye for detail and an extended color vision. I am an observer, easily distracted and overwhelmed by seeing the beauty in everyday things.
Photography enables me to manifest my vision. My true passion lies in the journey towards taking a picture: being in the moment and..
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