Forever and A Day

Compelling black-and-white (and a few color) images capture the unexpected in a way formal wedding photography never can. By presenting people in an unusual way--from above, from behind, from the neck down, in a moment of unrehearsed contemplation--Phillipe Cheng moves out of the realm of the posed wedding portrait and turns many of his subjects into figurative sculpture. With no text beyond a brief introduction, this is not a guide or a lesson in wedding photography; it is simply a unique celebration of the elusive moments of joy and anxiety, hesitation and celebration found before, after, and in between the studied poses. --Amy Handy