Ellis Lau (b. 2000, Hong Kong) recently received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology/Hong Kong Art School. Ellis Lau believes that fashion models are not merely tools used to present an image, but rather co-creators and stakeholders in the process. His work attempts to overturn the existing practice and concepts where photographers have traditionally been seen as the dominant figure, with a strong sense of self-presentation, while models are often treated as the objectified subject, whose consciousness is rarely discussed or easily overlooked. But in his creative process, he hopes there is a dynamic interplay between the two. The distribution of power in photography can be a two-way flow, like a tug-of-war, where only through the mutual pulling and pushing can tension be cultivated and a dynamic, non-formulaic work be created. Exploring the roles, power dynamics and their fluidity between the two parties is what he hopes to investigate through his work.