Soul

Through The Glass

Shot behind fogged-up windows or café panes. A quiet moment seen, not staged

$A surreal minimalist portrait of a red-haired person with a natural, subtle makeup and a neutral, introspective expression. They hold a wide transparent cocktail glass completely filled with clear water, ice cubes, and floating lemon slices, directly in front of and fully covering their face. The glass creates multiple refracted reflections distorting their facial features into the illusion of three eyes. The background is a smooth pale grey minimalistic surface, free of distractions, emphasizing the warped symmetry. Soft natural daylight gently illuminates the scene, highlighting realistic skin texture and delicate hair strands, while casting subtle shadows and reflections on the glass. The composition is casually framed with a spontaneous angle that centers the water-filled glass and the surreal distortion it creates. The subject wears a creatively adapted city-casual layered outfit featuring an oversized neutral-toned jacket over a simple top, paired with minimalist accessories and relaxed denim, conveying thoughtful originality without brand imitation. The muted, pastel-tinged color grading evokes intimate authenticity and visual tranquility, closely resembling a candid iPhone photograph.$

A stark minimalist portrait featuring a bald model with black eyeliner styled in a minimalist-inspired neutral outfit, displaying subtle natural makeup and a neutral, introspective expression. The model leans gently toward a transparent short drinking glass entirely filled with clear water, which rests naturally on a smooth pale gray minimal surface, completely covering and visually splitting their face so that one eye appears unnaturally aligned with their mouth, producing surreal, warped distortions. Harsh side lighting casts elongated, sculptural shadows softly diffusing over a plain pale gray background, highlighting intricate realistic skin textures, natural hairless scalp details, and delicate skin imperfections. The spontaneous framing captures the frontally aligned face behind the water-filled glass with casual authenticity, muted neutral color grading enhancing the stark surrealism, creating a minimal yet strikingly sculptural photographic study resembling a candid iPhone capture.

A striking minimalist surreal photographic portrait of a person with a sharp black bob hairstyle lying face down on a smooth white cabinet. A transparent cylindrical drinking glass, entirely filled with clear water, rests naturally between their cheek and the cabinet's edge, positioned directly before and fully covering their face, creating subtle and unique refractive distortions across their facial features. One eye peers just above the rim of the glass, gazing neutrally and expressionlessly at the camera. The background is a smooth white minimalistic plane, illuminated by authentic soft natural daylight that gently reveals realistic skin texture, delicate hair strands, and nuanced subtle makeup. The photograph is framed with intuitive, casual angles emphasizing frontal glass coverage and surreal distortion, evoking spontaneous candid intimacy reminiscent of an iPhone capture. Styling is minimalist-inspired neutrals: the subject wears a relaxed, oversized cream-toned top blending soft monochrome tones, complemented by understated modern accessories and neutral eyewear, interpreting calm elegance with originality and personal expression.

A surreal, minimalist portrait of a young person with short bangs and striking blue eyeliner, styled in a casual playful outfit featuring a relaxed graphic tee and creatively mixed accessories. They place a square transparent fishbowl, entirely filled with clear water, directly over their head so it fully covers and obscures the face. Inside the fishbowl, a fake goldfish and scattered delicate flower petals float, their presence enhancing surreal distortions. The water refraction shifts and elongates the facial features upward unnaturally. The scene is set against a smooth softly pastel yellow background, illuminated by bright yellow natural daylight that casts gentle reflections and shadows, emphasizing the playful absurdity. Realistic skin texture, subtle makeup nuances, and detailed hair strands are visible through the glass. The spontaneous, intimate framing uses casual angles to center the fishbowl, producing a strikingly surreal yet authentic image evocative of candid iPhone photography.

An intimate minimalist portrait of a platinum-blonde female model with bleached eyebrows, styled in a textural personalization approach with a soft light knit top subtly patterned with pale pink stripes, her makeup naturally understated to enhance neutral emotional expression. She rests her cheek gently on a pristine white minimalist tabletop, directly in front of her face positioned a transparent drinking glass completely filled with clear water lightly tinted with pale pink, fully covering the lower half of her face. The glass water produces surreal distortions, magnifying and warping her lips into bubble-like curved shapes. The background is a smooth blank sterile off-white hue with no distractions, emphasizing quiet surrealism. Soft natural daylight illuminates the scene authentically, rendering delicate reflections and subtle shadows that highlight skin textures, fine hair strands, and detailed knitwear fabric. The composition uses a casual frontal alignment and spontaneous slight cropping typical of candid iPhone photography, balancing surreal facial optical effects and intimate minimalism in a muted pastel-based color grading.

A surreal minimalist portrait of a young man indoors with spiky wet hair styled messily, embodying a textural personalization look through a light gray textured knit sweater layered casually. His face is completely obscured by a transparent glass fishbowl fully filled with clear water containing gently floating delicate flower petals, held firmly yet naturally by his own hands directly in front of his face. His slightly parted lips and vacant expression evoke a subtle post-internet alienation mood. The background is an even, soft pastel gray with no distractions. Natural soft daylight illuminates the scene, casting delicate reflections and subtle refractions through the water and glass, emphasizing authentic skin textures, natural hair strands dampened by moisture, and intricate optical distortions that elongate and duplicate facial features. The composition is casually framed with spontaneous slightly off-center alignment, preserving candid realism while highlighting surreal distortion induced by the fishbowl’s water-filled transparency, all rendered in muted neutral tones and gentle pastel grading evocative of authentic iPhone capture aesthetics.

A surreal minimalist portrait showcasing a shirtless model seated in an empty bathtub against a smooth pale gray background devoid of distractions. They hold a transparent mason jar completely filled with murky water and assorted marbles, positioned directly in front of their face, fully covering and drastically warping their features into primitive, abstract shapes evocative of early 2000s editorial absurdity. Muted, softly pastel color grading and authentic soft daylight softly illuminate the scene, capturing realistic skin texture and subtle water refractions through the curved glass surface. The composition uses spontaneous informal framing and a natural candid angle, emphasizing raw intimacy and surreal distortion. Styling is pared down to bare skin, focusing on natural hair strands and subtle makeup, embodying textural personalization through the contrast of smooth skin and irregular glass distortions. The overall aesthetic channels contemplative authenticity and surreal minimalism reminiscent of a spontaneous iPhone photograph.