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Wing Shya, the Sensual Stills Photographer Behind Wong Kar-wai’s Films
As a new monograph on Hong Kong photographer Wing Shya’s work is published, James Balmont charts the dreamlike legacy of Wong Kar-wai’s stills photographer
TextJames Balmont
Lead ImageSolace by Wing ShyaCourtesy of Session Press and Dashwood Books
What’s most striking about the work of Hong Kong photographer Wing Shya – best known for his behind-the-scenes snapshots from the films of Wong Kar-wai – is just how dreamy and sensual it all feels.Bursting with saturated colour, blurred motion, and a profound, romantic sense of longing, his shots from the sets of Cannes sensations Happy Together and In the Mood For Love, in particular, mark the artist as an introspective and emotionally astute storyteller.
But Solace, the stunning new monograph of Wing’s work from Session Press, is also distinct from the New York publisher’s previous photo books on artists like Nobuyoshi Araki, Daido Moriyama a