The Work of Kyle Emmerson

Drown, Ophelia

She drifts between grief and omen—tattooed, pierced, and unrepentant. A vision drowned in prophecy, where Hamlet’s sorrow meets Macbeth’s curse. Lifeless eyes fixed on the moon, as if it might answer. Witch. Muse. Tragedy. She sinks, but not without leaving ripples.

Year

2025

Location

Nanaimo, BC

Type

Editorial

About the shoot

Concept & Direction

She walks the line where shadow bleeds with fate,
Her body marked by fire, steel, and ink.
No prayer escapes her lips, no plea, no hate—
Just quiet storms that bid the heavens sink.
The moon regards her with a silver eye,
She stares it down, unmoved by ghost or god.
Not drowned, but claimed by prophecy gone awry,
She slips beneath—but leaves the water flawed.

Selected Images

Camera

Canon EOS Rebel T7

Lighting

LED

Post-Processing

Lightroom

Format

RAW → PNG

Creative Direction

Posing

LED Lighting

Editorial

Lightroom

Colour Grading

Credits

Model

Barb Watts

Photography & Direction

Kyle Emmerson

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