TITLE: Stepping out of shadows

In this photo, the timing felt perfect: the shadows and boy fell just in the right place to create the minimalist composition I was aiming for.

AUTHOR: Cetywa Powell (United States)

Cetywa Powell is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker. As a photographer, Cetywa has been published in the New York Times. Additional recognitions include Honorable Mentions in the 2016 and 2015 International Photography Awards, a 2016 ND Photography Award Honorable Mention, a 2016 finalist in the Shoot the Frame portrait contest, a 2013 National Geographic Daily Dozen selection and a 2014 National Geographic Editor's Favorite Pick. Four photographs have been selected for sale by the Duncan Miller Gallery in Santa Monica, CA (through their YourDailyPhotograph.com site). Cetywa has also been part of exhibitions at galleries in France, New York, Los Angeles, Maryland, Virginia, Hungary, Florida, the Trieste airport in Italy, Vermont and Texas.