ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photo by @renaeffendiphoto | With most museums closed due to the COVID-19 crisis, I think of the moment when I photographed the iconic bust of Queen Nefertiti, one of the world's most enduring cultural symbols and spectacular treasures. Currently housed at the Neues Museum in Berlin, the bust is believed to have been crafted by the court sculptor, Thutmose, as it was found in the artist's workshop in Amarna, the city built by Nefertiti's husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten. As I was setting up the lights to photograph this glorious artifact, I found myself admiring the details on the Queen's face that made her look more human. It wasn't the symmetry of her face that I found spellbinding. Instead, I was enamored by the subtle wrinkles around her eyes, mouth, between her eyebrows and along her neck, which gave her a look of mature and more refined beauty. At some point, I realized that all the artificial lights I brought along with me on this shoot did not do it justice. For this shot I turned most of them off, relying on the ambient light of the museum, in which Nefertiti's skin tones looked most natural. #treasure #museum #egypt #covid-19 #lockdown」4月20日 9時33分