About

I am your hired gun. Able to work under less than ideal conditions and under pressure. 

I grew up in what was once a small fishing village in Hong Kong. The house I grew up in faced the beach. A 100 years ago it was used to house cattle. My Granny bought it and rebuilt it into our family home. 

Dad gave me my first camera. It was a little Canon. Years later I switched to Nikons. Other cameras followed; Hasselblads, Mamiyas and Pentaxes. Crown graphics, Toyos and Linhofs.

From HK we moved to Canada. From Canada I moved to NYC.  When I arrived in NYC, I went to Pratt where I got my MFA in photography.

I was once invited to take part in an artist’s residency in South Africa. I took photos of kids at the local school. Never have I seen such a swarm of smiling faces at one time. We did not speak the same language. Hand gestures and facial expressions got us far.

Photos from that series were auctioned off in Stockholm’s oldest auction house and the proceeds went to benefit schools in South Africa. That felt good.

Currently based in NY. Free to travel.

Awards & Exhibitions

Aperture Foundation summer open exhibition. August 2014.

American Photography annuals 2022, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012 and 2011. 

Short listed for Surface Magazine Avant Guardian 10.

Clients include

Alexander Wang, Atlantic records, Bureau Betak, Charles Schwab, Crystal Cruises, CNET, Ecko Unltd, Elle Decor, E*Trade, Fox Searchlight, General Motors, HSBC, Le Labo, Miramax, MTV, New York Times Magazine, Sharp, Showtime, Subaru, Sony, VH1, Viacom, Maritime Hotel, W Hotel

Contact

mail@iantong.com
+1.917.815.0382