Biography
Skott Chandler is from Cedar City, Utah. He earned a B.F.A. in studio arts from Southern Utah University in 2009 and is currently an M.F.A. photography student at SCAD. In 2010, Chandler was included in exhibitions at the Agent Double Contemporary Art Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland; the Destorow Gallery, Savannah, Georgia; the Huron Street Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio; the Rogue Gallery in Cedar City, Utah; and the Sham Shui Po Police Station in Kowloon, Hong Kong. He lives and works in Savannah, Georgia.

Statement
With the ever-growing popularity, ease and accessibility to the photographic medium, it progressively becomes more of a challenge to transcend the preconceived notions of being a contemporary photographer. As an artist who has come to photography from drawing and painting, I have found the challenge of using photography alluring. My draw to use the photographic medium as art is tied to the idea of the ability to create a fiction that a casual viewer would take as truth; this thought deriving from the photograph's history of acting as documentation. Conversely, with the progress of digital photography and Photoshop, photographs now become questioned as untruthful, photo manipulations. With my photographs I strive for images that challenge both ideas of truthful documentation and photo manipulation. Constructing sculpture specifically for the camera, using Photoshop errors to create painterly imagery, using time-specific signifiers to disjoint viewers into misinterpretation, my overall intention is for viewers to question my images against what they know photography to be. Inviting a desire to seek what the truth there is behind my photographs … if there is any.

Biography
David Greer was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1987. He attended Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta and Hong Kong and will earn a B.F.A. in photography and graphic design in the spring of 2011. Greer recently had a solo exhibition of photographs at Philia Lounge and was part of a group exhibition at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, both in Hong Kong.

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I recently finished a series of pictures that were about seeing the world with a heightened sense of visual awareness and cultivating that as a way of seeing. While it certainly was about that specific body of work, I'm realizing that working methodology is an overarching ethos in anything I work on.

Biography
Born in 1990 and currently living in Dallas, Texas, Andrew Hefter began taking an interest in photography at the age of 15, enrolling in high school courses to learn more about the medium. He has won several awards since that time, including first place in Photographer's Forum's Best of College photography competition, 2008, first place in the juried photography show, UnScene, Dallas, 2009. He has been published in JPG Magazine, 2006, and Nikon World, 2007. His photographic journey has recently taken him to Hong Kong, where he had his first solo exhibition at Philia, titled "Please Stand Back From The Doors," 2011, a series of work which covered his experiences in Hong Kong's various districts and neighborhoods. On scholarship at SCAD, he expects to graduate with a B.F.A. in photography in 2012.

Statement
My introduction to Sham Shui Po was a bewildering, cacophonous roar of visual information and clutter. I inherently sought to isolate the events, characters and daily life of the district so as to better understand the parts that make up the whole. From what is said of Sham Shui Po by long-time, local residents, one may get the impression that it's a derelict, stagnant place that has little to offer in terms of cultural and economic value. During my six-month study, I learned that the opposite is true. The dense, overwhelming environment that otherwise discourages a casual tourist from exploring, requires further investigation; a superficial summation can be all that one finds if the time isn't taken to better understand Sham Shui Po. Through this process of simplifying and distilling what was around me, I was able to find singular objects and moments that represent the true character of the neighborhood: a place representative of unabashed human nature that is beautiful because of its visceral quality.

Biography
James Jackman was born in Boyton Beach, Florida, in 1988. He earned a B.F.A. in photography at SCAD in 2011. Jackman has been included in recent exhibitions at Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong, 2011; Hall Street Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2011; Indigo Sky Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2011. Jackman's work is included in the Savannah College of Art and Design's permanent collection.

Statement
I am a curious voyeur. I would keep a diary if my writing could accurately describe what I see and experience. Since this is not the case, I use a camera to record and document my world. These images represent the things that I want to remember.

Biography
Greer R. Muldowney is from Boston, Massachusetts. She earned a B.A. in studio art and government and international relations from Clark University in 2006 and is currently an M.F.A. photography student at the SCAD Hong Kong location. In addition to exhibiting work as a photographic artist, Muldowney is also a curator who has worked independently and in coordination with galleries including The Nave Gallery in Somerville, Massachusetts; the Desotorow Gallery in Savannah, Georgia; and the Panopticon Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts. In Hong Kong, she curated the 2011 Hong Kong Artist Showcase Series, featuring work by SCAD students David Greer, Andrew Hefter, and Rebecca Judy for the Philia Gallery in Central Hong Kong. She lives and works in Hong Kong.

Statement
The atmosphere of Sham Shui Po, much like that of Hong Kong in general, is one of ever-present change. To photograph this part of the city is to have documents that reflect the old Hong Kong, an area full of vestiges of the colonial era, traditional shop stalls and markets, and a culture that is quickly disappearing into the modern skyscrapers and shopping malls that are creeping into the landscape. I photograph the architecture and the street culture at night. The colors given from the mix of neon and the 24-hour commotion provide a vivid context of Sham Shui Po, which is never static.

Biography
Andrew Michael Phillips was born in Queens, New York, in 1982. He earned a B.F.A. in illustration in 2008 and is pursuing an M.F.A. in photography at SCAD. Phillips has had recent group exhibitions at Archetype Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia; SCAD Savannah; and SCAD Hong Kong. He lives and works in Atlanta.

Statement
In my photography I strive to capture the social landscape, the energy of an urban environment. When I photograph in the street, I'm looking for the serendipitous moments that create mini-stories. Stories inspired by gestures, expressions and incidental details of the urban activity. A photograph is a small slice of time, which cannot be repeated; I am looking to shoot those inherent moments of life on the streets. Photographing on the street is interesting, unpredictable and ultimately poignant. It embodies and reveals much about who we are because everyone has a story.

Biography
Charlotte Shuber was born in Akron, Ohio, in 1985. She earned a B.S. in chemistry in 2007 from Dominican University and an M.F.A. in photography from SCAD in 2010. Her solo exhibition, "Distraction," was held at the Oglethorpe Gallery in Savannah, Georgia. Most recently Shuber exhibited work at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre's K.S. L0 Gallery in Sham Shui Po as part of the "Tilting the Lens" exhibition. Other recent group exhibitions include "The Human Condition" at Castell Photography in Asheville, North Carolina, and "Systems Failure" at Target Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia. Her work was also exhibited and published in London by the London International Creative Competition. In 2009 her work was exhibited in Lacoste, France, as part of the SCAD annual "Vernissage" exhibition. While in France, Shuber also served as the production manager and photographer for the magazine La Maison Basse. Shuber lives and works in Chicago.

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Much of my work takes form as architectural photography. Whether I am capturing interiors or exteriors, I devote my attention to highlighting the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of the space. Often void of people, the focus of my work falls on the spaces themselves--their decoration, construction and purpose. The ambiance and oddities of the spaces, such as funeral homes and hospitals, sparks questions about the commodifcation of death and the homogenization of health care. In newer bodies of work I document advertisements in their viewing context, photographing them to show how their intended messages are often compromised by their placement within urban environments.

Biography
Michelle Strickling was born in 1983 and is originally from Decatur, Alabama. She earned a B.A. in history from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2006 and is pursuing a M.F.A. in photography at SCAD. Her work has been exhibited in group shows including the SCAD Atlanta Open Studio, 2009, 2010; the f18 Photography Show, at Atlantic Station, Atlanta, 2010; DeFINE ART, Savannah, Atlanta, 2011; and "Tilting the Lens," the Jockey Club Creative Arts Center. CCAC in Hong Kong, 2011. One of her Sham Shui Po photographs is a part of the SCAD Permanent Collection.

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I came to Hong Kong to work on this project specifically as a member of the team documenting the historic buildings in Sham Shui Po. These buildings stand as a testament to the origins of the district and are soon to be demolished in favor of shopping centers and high rises, in effect permanently removing the traces of Sham Shui Po's past. The architecture of the Tong Lau's and Pawn Shops stand out amidst the crowded buildings because of their intricate details. I am grateful I had the opportunity to come and document them before they are lost forever.

Biography
Jessica Rae Zeigler was born in Edwards Air Force Base, California, in 1984. She is a B.F.A. photography student at SCAD with an anticipated graduation in 2011. Zeigler's recent group exhibitions have been at Astolfi Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 2011; the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre's K.S. L0 Gallery in Sham Shui Po, 2011; deFINE ART, Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, 2011; SCAD Atlanta, Georgia, 2008-10; and Mint Gallery, Atlanta. Zeigler's work is included in SCAD's Permanent Collection. She lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia.

Statement
I make art as a commentary on my experiences in life. Sometimes the photograph is staged, sometimes it is of something I find, and other times it is a self portrait. I have always been intrigued by truth and it's relationship to photography. One should never trust a photograph to tell the whole truth. Yet, in my photographs I present to you a piece of a truth (how I see the world).

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