Mother Earth
Photograph for Naseer Behbehani
Mother Earth is a reflection of reality, according to Naseer vision. As a portrait photographer, he decided to capture Planet earth as a human being, who's being sick as a result of pollution. Naseer carefully choose the elements for the make up to represent planet earth in a human form. Naseer tries to show through Planet Earth photograph how planet earth would looks like and feel if it has a human form.
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Unique Properties
The goal is to transfer earth pollution suffering into human emotion, to grab people attention to a raising problem of modern life style.
Tags
Portrait, Earth, Studio, Photography, Makeup, Nature, Pollution, People, Woman
Production Technology
I sketched the idea for the makeup artist to understand the concept. The colors are representation of nature, and the dead flowers on the head of the model to show that she is dying. I asked the model to show vulnerability and sadness. I used one big octabox on the model and one light on the backdrop.
Design Challenge
The hardest part of this project was to find an African model. At the time of making this project, modeling agencies wast not common. So finding a model of a specific look was difficult.
Project Duration
The photograph took around 3 hours for the makeup and shooting in studio and 2 hours of retouching. It was shot in Kuwait 2015.
Operation Flow
Mother Earth photograph main perps is to engage with the viewers emotionally. So the best way to view this photograph is to look hard to the model's face and try to read her emotions.
Research
How earth would look like in a human form is the main is the core of this project. So, I mainly used google to view other artist approach of this concept, to get inspiration. The I did sketches of my own to show them to the makeup artist so she could understand my vision. I decided to hire an African model since Africa is the most connected with nature than others. I used dying petals as a representation of sickness. The green, blue and brown ware used as the colors of nature.
Inspiration
When I was a kid winter used to be colder and longer. Climate is actually changing due to global worming. Mother earth is dying and we are the ones responsible for that. So I though to represent planet earth as a sick woman waring nature, with makeup inspired by oceans, plants and soil. I choose an African model, as for me, Africa is the closest place on earth to pure nature.
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Naseer Behbehani, Mother Earth, 2015. Image #2: Photographer Naseer Behbehani, Progress 1, 2015. Image #3: Photographer Naseer Behbehani, Progress 2, 2015. Image #4: Photographer Naseer Behbehani, Progress 3, 2015.
Project Overview
Mother Earth Photograph has been a Silver winner in the Photography and Photo Manipulation Design award category in the year 2019 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Silver Recognition
Naseer Behbehani was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2020, a testament to excellence of their work Mother Earth Photograph.
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Mother Earth: A Powerful Portrait Reflecting Environmental Crisis
Naseer Behbehani's striking portrait "Mother Earth" captures the planet's plight through a poignant representation of a sick woman adorned with makeup inspired by nature.
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