Because this is an unfamiliar angle, the artist/student thought she’d better tackle it upside-down. That’s because she didn’t trust herself to draw what’s really there; she would instead be tempted to “correct” the face and make it look more “normal.” Drawing upside-down helps you see shapes as shapes, not as labeled familiar things, and if you just stick to that program, lo and behold, everything will fall into place.
The photo is taken from the Wine Project by Marcos Alberti.
http://www.masmorrastudio.com/wine-project
I highly recommend these photos for students to draw from.
https://artamaze.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/upside-down-drawing/
https://artamaze.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/drawing-sculpture/
https://artamaze.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/up-side-down-face/
https://artamaze.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/drawing-on-the-right-side-of-the-brain-by-betty-edwards/
https://artamaze.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/ptolemy-in-ulm/
Drawing by Mary Petty, graphite on paper, ~ 14 x 11
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