About Wenpeng Lu

The street is the absolute of everyday life. In an increasingly digital world, it is where reality comes to life. People of all ages, origins or living conditions mix and circulate through this vital circulatory system of all the cities. What guides my gaze is the search for those fleeting moments through which I manage to reconcile virtuality and reality.

My street photography aspires neither to journalism nor documentaries. The result of my quest leads to resolutely graphic images, sometimes bordering on the abstract. But the people photographed are the main characters of their everyday lives, strong enough to leave their mark on the urban geometry of their environment.

The street is a movie set where ordinary people become stars. I am just a spectator walking around with my camera.

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