Between the Frames

For Bochun Cheng, photography is less about spectacle and more about stillness.

Model Hsiaowei Hsiang crouching inside a giant birdcage
Photograph: Bochun Cheng

Some photographers chase the perfect shot. Others wait for it in silence. For Bochun Cheng, photography is less about spectacle and more about stillness. It’s a way to hold emotion without explaining it, to make the unsaid feel seen. His work doesn’t shout. It lingers. And in that lingering, it speaks volumes.

Model Hsiaowei Hsiang on a miniature circus stage held by a giant hand
Photograph: Bochun Cheng

Photographer: Bochun Cheng. Model: Hsiaowei Hsiang. Make-up: Willie Huang. Hair: Enyu Wu. Location: yaoyao_mua. Fashion: Meiju Shen, Videmus Omnia.

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Model Hsiaowei Hsiang in front of animal banners
Photograph: Bochun Cheng
Model Hsiaowei Hsiang seated before a wall of masks
Photograph: Bochun Cheng

From the August 2025 issue of L’Officiel India.

Anushri Bokade

Writing for L’Officiel India.

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