Alex Huanfa Cheng is a Paris-based photographer. Born in China in 1988. In 2012, Alex moved to Paris to further develop his skills and pursued a four-year contemporary art photography program at ENSBA. His photography style is characterized by his use of color and light to create emotive and atmospheric images that often convey a sense of nostalgia or longing. Alex Huanfa Cheng is fascinated by capturing human emotions and relationships, and his portrait work stands out for its ability to convey a sense of intimacy and vulnerability.
Client
M le monde, T: The NYTimes Style Magazine, SSAW, Vogue China, More or Less, SZ , Modern Weekly, Hot hot hot etc
Mugler, Dior, Etro, Zara, Chloé, Tory Burch, Lacoste, Icicle Paris, Converse, L’OREAL etc
Stylist
Patrick Welde, Ally Macrae, Dannielle van Camp, Tuomas Laitinen, Nathan Klein, Audrey Hu etc
Education:
L’école nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris. M.F.A., Photography, 2013-2017.
University of communication of China. B.A., Digital media technology, 2007-2012.
Awards:
Laureate of Bourse du talent 2019
Exhibitions:
2023 - photovogue festival 2023, Image in the age of A.I. , Milano, Italy.
2023 - le meilleur des anneaux, point ehémère, France.
2022 - Mesnographies edition #3, Les Mesnuls, France.
2022 - Afmalaga, 'Je suis la norme' , Málaga, Spain.
2021 - Chinese Wonderland, solo exhibition, Unpaper gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2020 - Promenades Photographiques Festival, Vendôme, France.
2019 - Exhibition of bourse du talent, BNF, Paris, France
2019 - Apreture foundation, “Delirous City”, New York city, USA.
2019 - Galerie Anne-Claire Simon, "Le Bleu", Paris, France.
2019 - Galerie immix, “Regarder le corps des femmes”, Paris, France
2018 - Ensba, "Félicità" , Paris, France
2017 - Zanyi art museum, "Frontière de l’intimité", Qingdao, China.
2017 - Atelier Tosani. “Under the skin”, Paris, France.
2016 - Musé de la chasse et de la nature, “Le retour de Belval”, Paris, France.
Contact:
E-mail: alex@chenghuanfa.com