Landscapes, Fieldwork, and Research

I examine how historical ecology and human settlement shaped Chinese landscapes over time, with my field photography serving as documentary evidence alongside primary sources.

Archival inquiry and physical terrain inform each research project equally. I read historical texts against the ground they describe and the objects that survived it.

My field photography across river valleys, urban edges, and montane ecosystems serves as direct documentary evidence. Each image is made alongside the sources that describe the same place.

Photographs and archival readings are kept in conversation, so terrain can test a claim as firmly as a document does.

A selection from multi-year expeditions, pairing wide environmental frames with close studies of material detail.

Explore peer-reviewed books, essays, and ongoing research initiatives.