About Shannon

I’m from Northern Vietnam, where I grew up in a family of tailors. Both of my parents have spent their lives making clothes in our hometown, working with their hands, measuring, mending, and paying close attention to small details. That environment shaped how I see the world—through texture, patience, and the quiet labour behind everyday things.

I moved to the UK over seven years ago to study film production. I never ended up pursuing film professionally, partly because photography became a slower, more personal way for me to look and linger. Living between cultures has left me feeling both inside and outside of places at once, and that in-between state naturally feeds into my work.

I’m self-taught, and currently balancing image-making alongside a full-time job. My photographs come from wandering, returning, and noticing small shifts in familiar spaces. They reflect how I move through the world—observing, adapting, and staying open to moments where the ordinary feels slightly off, tender, or unresolved.