In warm tones, two figures smile hard and socialise. The balloons, which create an analogous colour palette with the greens, indicate a birthday is being celebrated. The direction of light casts shadows that fall over a monochromatic figure. Unlike the figures in the foreground, this portrait dismisses colour and instead pulls focus with an intense contrast. His shirt is bright, and his face has downward lighting from a phone screen. This image reflects my ritual of doom scrolling, and the lack of happiness held in the figure’s face implies the enjoyment I get out of it.