Sanding Yi is a fashion photographer brings a cross-cultural perspective to every frame — crafting images that are emotionally resonant, visually exacting, and steeped in narrative tension.
With a formal education in fine art, Sanding developed a strong foundation in visual theory, composition, and image-making — an academic rigor that now informs their highly stylized approach to fashion photography. Influenced by techno’s subcultural codes and the choreographed drama of East Asian cinema, Sanding builds narratives that balance elegance with disruption, intimacy with scale. Their work delivers not only visual impact, but also conceptual clarity — whether shooting for independent fashion labels, creative studios, or editorial clients across New York and beyond.
This duality — raw yet composed, bold yet poetic — underpins a practice that is both creatively distinctive and production-savvy. Sanding brings a meticulous, collaborative spirit to every production, managing styling, casting, and post workflows with precision and a deep understanding of what makes an image resonate in both artistic and commercial contexts.
Sanding’s work has been exhibited in the USA, China and Israel including, Capsule Gallery(Chengu), Bezalel (Jerusalem), and Gallery of the School of Art Institute of Chicago(Chicago) among others. Alongside his fine art photography, Sanding has collaborated with numerous fashion designers in Chicago and New York, and fashion magazine GLITCH and has also created fashion stories for retail SVRN.
Us, Chicago, Unititled, December 4th - December 14th 2022, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
US, Chicago. EC(H)O, September 5th 2022
With a formal education in fine art, Sanding developed a strong foundation in visual theory, composition, and image-making — an academic rigor that now informs their highly stylized approach to fashion photography. Influenced by techno’s subcultural codes and the choreographed drama of East Asian cinema, Sanding builds narratives that balance elegance with disruption, intimacy with scale. Their work delivers not only visual impact, but also conceptual clarity — whether shooting for independent fashion labels, creative studios, or editorial clients across New York and beyond.
This duality — raw yet composed, bold yet poetic — underpins a practice that is both creatively distinctive and production-savvy. Sanding brings a meticulous, collaborative spirit to every production, managing styling, casting, and post workflows with precision and a deep understanding of what makes an image resonate in both artistic and commercial contexts.
Sanding’s work has been exhibited in the USA, China and Israel including, Capsule Gallery(Chengu), Bezalel (Jerusalem), and Gallery of the School of Art Institute of Chicago(Chicago) among others. Alongside his fine art photography, Sanding has collaborated with numerous fashion designers in Chicago and New York, and fashion magazine GLITCH and has also created fashion stories for retail SVRN.