"Spanning expansive volumes and standalone series, artists offered compelling glimpses of the world, from Christopher Herwig's vibrant documentation of South Asia's trucks and tuk-tuks to Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze's daring portraits of bamboo scaffolding workers navigating the heights of Hong Kong. The year also brought haunting aerial compositions by Reuben Wu, who combined drones, lasers, and long exposures to mesmerizing effect, alongside a collection of unusual houses around the world, documented in a book published by Hoxton Mini Press."
"In his series Thin Places, multidisciplinary visual artist, photographer, and director Reuben Wu inscribes light onto remote natural environments through experimental photographic interventions. Known for his haunting aerial compositions using drones, lasers, and long exposures, the artist has developed a unique visual language that brings photography, design, and speculative technology together. In Thin Places, Wu frames landscapes where artificial light and natural terrain seem to meet halfway."
Ten standout photography projects from 2025 highlight diverse global practices ranging from documentary series and portraiture to experimental aerial interventions and architectural surveys. Work includes Christopher Herwig's colorful documentation of South Asian trucks and tuk-tuks, Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze's portraits of bamboo scaffolding workers in Hong Kong, Reuben Wu's Thin Places series that uses drones, lasers, and long exposures to inscribe light onto remote landscapes, and a curated collection of unusual houses published by Hoxton Mini Press. Images combine on-site single-exposure techniques, speculative technologies, and bold visual language to reveal cultural, environmental, and structural narratives.
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