A surreal editorial photograph of the man from the reference photo reclining on a massive cumulus

A surreal editorial photograph of the man from the reference photo reclining on a massive cumulus cloud like an armchair, high above an endless sea of clouds. One leg extended, the other bent, his back sunk into the cloud; he looks directly into the lens with a calm expression. Dark wind-tousled hair and black rectangular sunglasses.

He wears an oversized short-sleeve rugby polo with wide forest-green and cream stripes, cream collar, green cursive "Shorelines" script, star and clover patches. Baggy olive-and-brown woodland camouflage cargo trousers with flap pockets and a hip chain; sage-green suede Nike Dunk Low sneakers with white swooshes and gum soles.

Vertical 9:16 composition: generous negative space, upper two thirds

empty sky. Deep cobalt sky fades through pale cyan into warm ochre at the horizon. Late-afternoon sun from front-left, warm rim light and soft cloud bounce. Volumetric cloud edges, piqué knit, ripstop weave, suede nap, natural skin. Medium-format film aesthetic, lifted blue-green blacks, warm highlights, restrained saturation and fine grain.