Rattling Boundaries

• Photographer
  Jenn Wei Hee
• Technical Info
  Leica M (typ 240), Voigtlander Nokton 50mm F/1.5 Aspherical Lens, F1.5, Exposure 1/250
• Photo Date
  17 September 2023

Do you know those moments when you stumble upon something so unexpected it stops you? Well, that's the story of this photo, snapped in the bustling Dong Van morning market. Here, two men squatting at the kerbside, completely absorbed in their world. But wait, there's more: they have a rat on a leash – now that's a sight you don't see every day! Something powerful struck me as I crouched low to capture this authentic moment. It's a reminder that life is full of unconventional beauty, and by pushing boundaries, we might find something extraordinary. Celebrates curiosity and wonder.

Jenn Wei makes photographs in digital and analogue. With a subtle minimalistic approach, his photos reference post-colonial theory as well as the avant-garde or the post-modern and the left-wing democratic movement as a form of resistance against the logic of the capitalist market system.