In Half Light

Photographer

Haochen He

Category

People Photography - Silhouettes

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2025

Country / Region:

China

Two gestures, two expressions—both carved from darkness by a blade of light. In this paired portrait, the subject emerges not as a complete figure, but as a suggestion: a profile, a smile, a whisper caught midair. Their presence is defined as much by shadow as by form, where identity exists between concealment and illumination. In Half Light explores the quiet drama of partial visibility—how emotion lingers longer when only half revealed, and how a face can become more alive when it is not fully seen.

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Model
Yolande Wen
Model
Rachel Lee
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