A dramatic black and white conceptual portrait features a young person in perfect profile against a pure black background. The subject faces right with head tilted upward, eyes closed in a serene expression, while short dark hair falls in wisps around their face. A white textured fabric wraps tightly around their neck and lower face, creating pleated folds that add visual tension. The image employs side lighting to create stark contrast and emphasize form, shot in close-up with shallow depth of field. High contrast black and white studio portrait photography with dramatic side lighting and shallow depth of field.