IVY TENG PHOTOGRAPHY
An ode to the Emotions of Un·Belonging, in unfamiliar spaces.
[Emotions of Un·Belonging]:
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Excitement, curiosity, serendipity, clarity, freedom, gratitude
2. Fear, anxiety, alienation, disorientation
3. Melancholy, nostalgia, anticipation, overwhelm
I am drawn to the overlooked enigma and subtle mysteries within the so-called "mundane" daily life. Through my lens, I aim not to unravel these mysteries but to preserve their ambiguity. Each frame is a fragment of a story left untold, a moment in time where "the mundane" becomes "the epiphany".
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01 MEXICO
Here I truly felt like a kid again. I woke up everyday not caring what to wear, laughed with no makeup on, walked slowly but fearlessly, had yet to start speaking the language so I expressed through smiles, tried every food in sight, made do with spare coins in the pockets, lingered in front of anything colorful, guided only by the sun and the music that was always two streets down.
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2023-2024
Oaxaca | CDMX
02 NEW YORK
When I have too many words to say, I often end up choosing silence. Take it for what it is :)
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2021-2024
New York +
03 UK
Where it all began.
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2020-2023
Cambridge | London | St.Ives | Dover | Canterbury
04 CHINA
An ongoing photographic investigation of this giant country that I grew up in but shamefully know too little about.
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2020-2023
Shanghai | Yunnan
05 EVERYWHERE ELSE
Recollection of a few random trips I took (in order to escape New York).
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2021-2024
Los Angeles | Santiago, Chile | Chicago | DC | Santa Teresa, Costa Rica