Andreas poupoutsis

He’s a fine art photographer based in New York City but he is originally from the small island of Cyprus. His work is mysterious and often his figures and faces emerge from shadows allowing for objects to look as if they were painted by light.

His work often speaks about a search for his own identity. Andreas often sketches his photoshoots before to get a good idea of what he should expect from the final outcome and what lighting and props he should use.

Andreas work shows a simple but effective way of portraying identity all through the shadows and contours of the subjects face structure, it allows for a really emotive piece that could almost be seen as multiple peoples identity as the face coverings allows for a mysterious feel to the image he uses faces as canvases but leaves us with the question of who’s behind the mask.

This image creates sense of lost identity the shadows produced by the lighting allow for the image to be left open to peoples interpretations the way the fabric sits around the subjects neck pulls focus towards the darker background and the hand shows a sense of achieving freedom from ones self or their daily struggles with identity .

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