Through Their Hands was photographed in Shunde, Guangdong, China, in 2025. It follows incense makers who have devoted their working lives to a local craft tradition. The sandalwood incense they make is used in temples and ancestral halls, connecting everyday labour to worship and remembrance.

Repeated gestures carry years of accumulated knowledge, while a smile, a steady gaze, or a moment of laughter reveals the individual behind the work. Moving between portraits, details, and drying grounds, the series attends to the skill and care that sustain this practice. Before incense becomes smoke in a ritual, it passes through these hands.

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