An Egyptian Fisherman Mourns the Dry Nile

Prompt

Isaiah 19: And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up... The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. An Egyptian fisherman in a linen kilt and head cloth sits large and central on the cracked mud bank of a shrunken Nile, his empty net draped over his knees, staring in despair at the low water. Withered papyrus reeds and a stranded reed boat lie beside him, and a temple pylon stands on the far bank. Harsh bright sunlight, golden and dusty. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.