Laser Projection · Projection Mapping · Photographer Jude

Photographer
Jude

Long-exposure portraiture at the intersection of photography and projection — light as medium, projection as paintbrush.

A collaboration between Dhona and photographer Jude exploring what happens when projection mapping meets long-exposure photography. Dhona's projected light — ordinarily used for architectural and performance contexts — becomes the sole light source for a series of intimate portraits.

The result sits in the space between installation art and studio photography: each image records light in motion, the subject held still while projection plays across their form. Every photograph is a single exposure, unmanipulated in post.

Portrait — light-painted with projection, Dhona × Jude Portrait 01
Portrait — light-painted with projection, Dhona × Jude Portrait 02
Portrait — light-painted with projection, Dhona × Jude Portrait 03
Portrait — Aiminath Sulthana in red projected light, Dhona × Jude Portrait 04
Portrait — light-painted with projection, Dhona × Jude Portrait 05

About the Collaboration

Photographer Jude brings a documentary eye to a subject that is inherently constructed. The portraits were made in a single session, using Dhona's projection rig as the only light source — no studio flash, no ambient fill.

The projection content was custom-built for the shoot: abstract fluid simulations and generative light patterns that respond to the sitter's silhouette and the space around them.

Series available as limited edition prints. Enquiries via sulthana@dhona.co.uk.

Technical Notes

Camera: long exposure (2–8 seconds). Projection: single projector, custom GLSL content. No post-processing of light — colour, form and texture are entirely projection-native.

All projection content © Dhona Ltd. Photography © Photographer Jude. All rights reserved.