Photographer Daniel Gonzales sought to show "the intimate connection and beauty between the female body and a natural environment," in this exclusive C-Heads editorial starring Maria Antonia.
The Colombian photographer played with light and shadow to create a gorgeous, detailed portrait of a girl at home, hoping to catch the "beauty of trivial habits" that we rarely notice or pay attention to, simply by virtue of the fact that we're constantly partaking in them.
Despite the darkness and shadows within Gonzales' images, there is a certain warmth to them. There is nothing ominous or threatening about these shadows; they are simply conveying a quiet moment, a simple silence, that can only be experienced when we're truly being ourselves.
Shadowy Selfhood Portraits
Daniel Gonzales Photographed Maria Antonia for C-Heads
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