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Lau Wen Huat

FOUNDER & PUBLISHER
ZONTIGA
Lau writes on photobook culture, Southeast Asian practitioners, and the ideas that shape how the region sees itself through the lens. Founder and executive publisher of Zontiga since 2020, working across editorial, curation, and community programming since 2023.
14 PUBLISHED PIECES

Articles

The Masters
September 1, 2026

We Publish Photography: Learning from AKAAKA

AKAAKA Art Publishing was founded in 2006. Since then, founder Kimi Himeno and her team have built a remarkable catalogue of photography and art books, working with both emerging and...
Single spotlight
August 17, 2026

Reading William Eggleston (II): Reading Guide

Published for William Eggleston's landmark 1976 MoMA exhibition, William Eggleston's Guide remains essential reading nearly fifty years later. More than a mere catalogue, it demonstrates how editing and visual rhythm...
The Masters
August 17, 2026

Reading William Eggleston (I): Learning to See the Ordinary

William Eggleston’s 1976 MoMA exhibition revolutionized photography, but his legacy transcends the mere validation of color. Through his landmark work, Eggleston proved that extraordinary photography begins not with exceptional subjects,...
Southeast Asia
August 5, 2026

Where Film Lives: Inside Bangkok’s Most Welcoming Photography Club

Hidden within Bangkok's Charoen Krung neighbourhood, Fotoclub BKK is more than a film lab. It is a community built around analogue photography, where film, conversation, and creativity come together, reminding...
Essays
August 1, 2026

From Pictures to Projects: Why Truth Flux Reflects the Continuing Evolution of Tiga Mata

Photography has long celebrated individual images, but Truth Flux brings together eleven projects that invite us to look beyond the single photograph and into the ideas and relationships that shape...
Single spotlight
July 15, 2026

Against Legibility: Pale Flare and the Art of Refusal

Pale Flare describes an observation about photographic culture in Thailand, though it applies well beyond. Exhibition statements tend to close down interpretation rather than open it....
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