MY TOP SHOT

Each month, Tatler invites a photographer to introduce their favourite image—this month: Dan Cotton.

By Lauren James

Anyone can take a photograph, but the ability to infuse that image with a story is a skill few photographers can master. Drawn to “mystery, whimsy and drama”, Dan Cotton employs techniques such as layering and shadow to draw viewers into his photos, many of which take an unconventional view of the human body. Long Night in Hong Kong, for example, selected by the photographer as a highlight from his portfolio, is a double-exposure image that blends a female nude shot in a studio with a long-exposure nightscape that will be instantly recognisable to Hongkongers. “It encapsulates my blending of street and studio, a feeling of movement and a sense of power but also some fragility. There’s also something in the anonymity and distance that resonates with the feelings of the…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2023

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