Amber Shi: Erotica

  Photography and Text by Amber Shi, Copyright 2017 . EROTICA . Before 1839, descriptions of nudity and erotica mainly were reflected primarily in paintings, drawings and engravings. The definition of erotic photography has an undertone of sexually suggestive or sexually provocative nature. It wasn’t until the mid 20th century during the sexual revolution of the … Read more

Xiaonan Chen: Daydream

  Photography and Text by Xiaonan Chen, Copyright 2017 . DAYDREAM . It is a hot afternoon, no wind, no sound. What’s in her eyes is just the room painted by the golden sunshine. She grasps her straw hat, and the exotic metal earrings, and the cream-color mesh sweater covers on the black vest. She … Read more

Victoria Meng: “Wendy the Dinosaur”

  Photography, Text and Video by Victoria Meng, Copyright 2017 . “WENDY THE DINOSAUR” . My interest in photography actually began in the wild days of the second grade. Some of my earliest memories involve taking snapshots of a plastic Tyrannosaurus Rex named Wendy. A Lysol-scented, Fisher-Price Kid Tough Camera captured Wendy floating in my … Read more

Karen Liao: Homage to Textures

  Photography, Text and Video by Karen Liao, Copyright 2017 . HOMAGE TO TEXTURES . In a world saturated with mostly visual, oral, audio, and olfactory stimulation, it is easy to forget the important, but often silent presence of tactility. I chose to center my photographs around the concept of textures because I myself was … Read more

Linda Ruan: Earrings

.     Photography and Text by Linda Ruan, Copyright 2017 . EARRINGS . In this series of photographs, I chose to photograph accessories, mainly earrings, as my object. I always connect women with jewelry and I picked the same model that I chose for a previous fashion shoot. I think jewelry adds a sense … Read more