Fine Art nominee

This shoot was inspired by me thinking of bucket hat designs. It started in my room May 2019 I had the idea of painting a sky full of balloons on a bucket hat, then I thought to myself "hey why don't I attach balloons to the hat"? It was amazing that I just happen to be a photographer and I just felt I had no choice but to implement the idea. The photo you see is exactly how I imagined it, black hoodie (so the bucket hat pops out), wheat field and head position to make my subject come off as mysterious. I feel the subject looking at the camera is too common. The title is inspired by an unreleased Earl Sweatshirt song I love, it reminded of the idea so I thought it be a cool title for it! This photo was shot in December 2019.

Layee Dukuly is a fine art photographer based in Minneapolis. His specialty is fashion mostly styles from the 90s. Critics love his beautiful color schemes, vibrant feeling and he loves to keep it simple. Layee's most recent groundbreaking series “Hat Trick” which is undeniably a visual masterpiece, depicts a young African magician manipulating his audience into thinking he can fly with his bucket hat which has balloons attached to it. Aesthetically Layee Dukuly's work is unique and he has potential to become one of the most inspirational artists ever.