Eric Chang (photographer)

Eric Chang (born 1990) is a Chinese-Indonesian film director and photographer based in Los Angeles and New York.

Biography

Eric Chang was born in East Java on February 1990. His father, Weming, is a sculptor, and his mother Lydia, is a ceramic designer and entrepreneur.^[6]

Photography

At 15 years old, he became the official photographer for Addie MS’ Twilite Orchestra and quickly became an award-winning photographer working with Indonesia’s top celebrities and public figures including: Krisdayanti, Luna Maya, and Sebastian Gunawan. When he was 18 years old, he had his first solo exhibition, "PRIMERO",^[7] at the Intercontinental Hotel L’espace Gallery and soon after, studied at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California for cinema and photography.

In 2012, Eric was nominated for the Discovery of the Year at the 10th Annual Lucie Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton on October 8, 2012.^[8][9] Right after, his award-winning photographs of Arlene became a part of Sir Elton John's and David Furnish's photography collection and many other collectors.^[10][11]

Films

He worked on a short narrative film, Aexis, in the mid of 2011, teaming up with cinematographer H.R. McDonald. The film was nominated and won Best Cinematography at the American Society of Cinematographers’ 2012 Andrew Laszlo Heritage Award.^[12][13]

In 2012, Eric directed his experimental dance and fashion film, Lilith, where he cast choreographer and dancer Nathania Alvita, composer Deon Lee, and fashion designers Gareth Pugh and Rick Owens. The film was screened the Academy Awards Region 1 Finals at Portland Art Museum. It was also nominated for 5 awards (including Best Picture and Best Director), winning Best Creative Concept at the International Fashion Film Awards in 2013.^{[14][15][16][17][18]}

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