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J1llK2. A young woman standing off-center on a narrow stairwell landing, body in three-quarter profile facing camera-left, chin down, eyes lifted to the lens. Long vibrant red hair hangs heavy and a little tangled in a copper sheet over one shoulder; a small nose ring on the left side throws a hard glint. Faded grey off the shoulder shirt with a few strategic rips and cutouts at the collar and midriff, thin fabric gone soft at the seams. Skin tight-Low-rise denim sitting on the hips, top button undone, fly open a couple of notches; black thong straps riding high above the waistband on both hips. One hand wrapped on a chipped iron banister. A harsh bar of window light slams across J1llK2's cheek, the left nose ring, the red hair, and the bare strip of hip above the jeans; pores and flyaways read in that slash; the rest of the face and the shaft sit in dirty underexposed shadow. Peeling stained plaster, scuffed stone steps, rust flakes on the rail, empty negative space on the right. Ambient light is one high dirty window, warm and dusty on the hair, cold and thin in the unlit well. 35mm documentary portrait, 50mm, subject left of frame, shallow focus on the eye and the left nose ring, heavy grain, crushed blacks, no clean polish.