After Hours

• Prize
  Bronze in Analog/Architecture
• Photographer
  Xinxin Zhang, United States
• Website
  http://xinxinzphotography.com/
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/xxinxz/

After Hours is an ongoing series of long-exposure cityscapes shot in urban environments, such as Hong Kong and Tokyo, after midnight using medium-format film and a telephoto lens. With exposures ranging from 1m30s to 23m45s, the images trace human presence and urban motion in seemingly empty streets. It meditates on time as an abstract dimension, and as compressed through the ever-shifting human actions. Entirely analog—self-scanned and minimally corrected—the series reflects on time, light, and the hyper-modern solitude of cities. Partially published in L’Officiel Hong Kong (Apr 2024).

Xinxin Zhang is an emerging art and fashion photographer. A recent NYU grad, Zhang creates fashion portraits with cinematic approaches. A freelance photographer who believes in speaking about the power of emotions in nuanced and designed sets of narratives, she has produced and shot art and fashion editorials for dozens of domestic and international publications such as C-head Magazine, Solstice Magazine, AINT-BAD Magazine, etc. She has shown her prints and works in art fairs and shows including Red Dot at Art Basel Miami, the Other Art Fair with Saatchi Art, and etc.

Awards In 2019 I graduated from New York University with a Master of Art degree. Currently I shoot personal projects and agency assignments, in which I independently complete the process from researching, making mood board, shooting, editing, concept writing and retouching. My individual works focus on cinematic images that combine portrait art and methods of cinematography. I have a photographer profile on Vogue Italia, and my works have appeared on the PhotoVogue platform numerous times. Besides that, I have also produced and shot art and fashion editorials for dozens of domestic and international publications such as C-heads Magazine, Solstice Magazine, AINTBAD Magazine, and Aesthetica Magazine, to name a few. I am based in New York, where my first solo show was held at NYU this September. In December 2019, I brought my works to show at the Red Dot Art during Miami Art Basel. I have been working for D/T/E Studio and produced editorials and product photos since October 2019.