Francesco Merlini has an interesting series of black and white images titled Farang. His work has high contrast, dark, and grainy features. He uses a flash to create mood and shoots primarily in a portrait format.
Merlini's photojournalist style has a story telling element that is theatrical. His monochromatic compositions avoid pure blacks and whites and focus on a wide range of grey. The dirty whites and muddy blacks give an abstract feel to his work.
Merlini's work reminds me of Diane Arbus. The boy dressed in a costume is not what I would usually expect from a child playing dress up. It is as if the joy of a child's play has been stripped down to a purely aesthetic form.
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