Kai Chen

Photography / Aviation

A focused archive of aviation photography—aircraft, light, and the quiet spaces between departures.

Based inNew York / US

FocusAviation / Editorial

Available forCommissions

Current logField archive 01

Selected work

A running archive of aircraft, places, and light.

Field journal

Routes, settings, light reports, and stories from the ramp.

Get in touch

For commissions, editorial work, and questions.

01 — About

The view from here.

Kai Chen is a photographer drawn to aircraft, open space, and the small human moments around a departure.

02 — Focus

Editorial stories, aviation assignments, and quiet studies of the infrastructure that keeps us moving.

03 — Collaboration

Available for commissioned photography, editorial projects, and location-based visual work.