Having picked up the camera as a child (her parents encouraged her to document her surroundings and moments in her life), Taiwanese photographer Chen Yung Hua is a rising name amidst a new generation of young Asian image-makers captivating both the art and fashion worlds with their romantic, nostalgia-steeped portrayals of beauty.
Her fixation: playing with light and shadows to capture emotively not just the female form, but also temperament. Here – in her first-ever editorial for a Singapore publication – she presents her otherworldly vision of feminity inspired by the fluid, drifting state of night-time reverie.
Chiffon gown, Valentino. Silk column dress, Givenchy. Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello Vesper tweed pumps with metal toe cap, Saint Laurent
Celine by Hedi Slimane shearling sleeveless sweatshirt, Celine. Shearling coat, wool jacket and Jemma cotton cord necklace with resin, stone and ceramic charms, Chloe
Silk crepe dress, cotton camellia brooch (in hand) and leather boots, Chanel
Tulle and strass dress, matching skirt, lurex socks and polyester slingback pumps, Prada
Polyester dress, Alexander McQueen. Leather harness belt, Loewe
Silk dress and Essex leather boots, Balenciaga
Wool-blend dress and Storm leather boots, Bottega Veneta
Washed denim skirt (worn as top), viscose-blend dress and tulle skirt, Louis Vuitton. Storm leather boots, Bottega Veneta
Photography Chen Yung Hua Stylist Chen Yu, assisted by You Jun Photography Assistant Lu Chung Kai Hair Weic Lin Makeup Andrea Chiu Model Peng Chang/Over:Face Management
This article first appeared in the November 2021 Crazy Cool Asia edition of FEMALE