Dawn Light on Salon Chair in Ramadi

Pale dawn light spills across the floorboards, illuminating floating dust motes in shafts that cut through the quiet room. A black leather salon chair sits centered beneath a large mirror framed by a ring of warm, unlit bulbs. The leather shows subtle creases and a matte sheen where the morning glow touches it. Behind the chair, the mirror reflects the empty space of the barber station in Ramadi, showing the stillness before the first client arrives. Early autumn is hinted at by the cool, low angle of the light and the stillness of the air. The bulbs cast a faint amber halo on the mirror's edge, against the cool blue-gray of the morning. One scratch marks the metal base of the chair near the floor.