The way to turns “safety” into something more is shooting a series, building a body of work that illustrates intent. Your trained eye has already identified the subject as interesting - go exploring add some light as simple as a cellphone (right Brad) and think outside the box. Have fun - don’t be too hard on yourself.... and get some long pants

Wim-py or not good fun.

It's the sort of photo I want to squeeze. I like the different shades, ranging from jet black to vibrant white, and especially the white pimples silhouetted against the black.

And for this one ..... b&w ftw!

Neat three-way partitioning and masterful highlight taming.

Light and colour ftw!

One of your classic candids, steeped in dark contrast.

Nice shot,

Another sailor falls victim to the twin tailed siren.... Poor soul.

Kudos to him, I cannot drink coffee that late. I love the black and white tones here.