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Art Meets Innovation: Drones Illuminate Remote Landscapes

12/25/2025

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Wu and Jacquet-Lagrèze Showcase Art

In 2025, Reuben Wu releases Thin Places, using drones and lasers to capture remote landscapes.
One piece, Surface Tension, shows a floating curtain of light over a salt lake and reveals salt structures.
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze presents Echoing Above, highlighting Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolding and the Fei Paang type.
The Fei Paang method enables workers to perform maintenance at great heights, emphasizing agility and its role in urban renovation.

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Photographers Capture Diversity

Photographers worldwide captured diverse projects in 2025, including Christopher Herwig’s vibrant images of South Asia’s trucks and tuk-tuks.
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze documented bamboo scaffolding workers in Hong Kong, adding intimate portraits to the year’s visual narrative.
Reuben Wu produced haunting aerial compositions with drones and lasers, expanding contemporary photography’s vocabulary.
Hoxton Mini Press published a global book of unusual houses, and designboom curated a top-10 list of inspiring projects.

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Wu and Jacquet-Lagrèze Showcase Art

In 2025, Reuben Wu releases Thin Places, using drones and lasers to capture remote landscapes.
One piece, Surface Tension, shows a floating curtain of light over a salt lake and reveals salt structures.
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze presents Echoing Above, highlighting Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolding and the Fei Paang type.
The Fei Paang method enables workers to perform maintenance at great heights, emphasizing agility and its role in urban renovation.

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