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A documentary portrait of a bearded Black man in strict side profile, standing upright and still at the mouth of a dark, rain-wet city alley at night. His eyes are half closed under a furrowed brow, his lips pressed together firmly but without tension, a few raindrops caught in his dense, neatly trimmed black and grey-flecked beard. He wears a charcoal felt fedora with a narrow black grosgrain band and a small dark red feather tucked into it, beads of rain sitting on the brim, and a dark navy wool three-piece suit with deep creases at the shoulder and elbow, a crisp white collar and a folded burgundy pocket square. A gold signet ring glints on the hand resting against his lapel. A single teal neon sign out of frame low on the left is the only key light, washing the left side of his face, beard and hat brim in cool teal, carving his cheekbone and jawline out of deep shadow and throwing long shadows up the wet brick wall behind him. The alley behind falls into near darkness, with only the faint glistening outline of wet bricks, a rusted fire escape and a distant warm window glow. Eye-level framing with a medium telephoto lens compressing the space, shallow depth of field keeping his face sharp with a gradual fall-off into the dark. Moody cinematic documentary photograph in desaturated blues, browns and greys with a subtle teal cast, a slight vintage color tint and fine film grain, with crisp detail in every beard strand, the felt texture and the wool weave and a faint sheen on his skin.