Three world-class photographers leaned into the Tangerine dream for Chasing the Light , an exhibition comprised entirely of photographs taken on the iPhone 16 Pro, which opens in London, New York and Shanghai simultaneously today. Specifically, curator and former DoP for NYT Magazine Kathy Ryan teamed up with American Vogue contributor Ryan McGinley , the revelatory Chinese artist Chen Man , and inspired Ghanaian image-maker Prince Gyasi for the ambitious show. “When you’re working on a project like this, the whole point is for the artist to bring their thing and give them plenty of room to do what they do,” says Ryan.
“Every one of the artists made images that will stand the test of time in one single day. They each brought years of thinking and breathing and living their art [to Chasing the Light ].” Here, the trio lets Vogue in on their tips for getting the perfect shot in the great outdoors – no DSLR required.
Disrupt the colour plane Chen Man – who started out in graphic design on Macintosh back in 2003 – decamped to The Huntington for Chasing the Light , with dancers posing among the botanical gardens’ cacti, bamboo groves, and cherry blossom trees. Jumping out against the calming, natural hues of the landscape? The primary colours of the styling and the leather-bound books carried by each model. “I know [The Huntington] very well, and it was here that the dancers showcased the unique gardens from four different directions under a blazing sun.
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