Hayden Hues is a nomadic New York-based artist whose work explores the intersection of analog photography, digital media, and surreal storytelling. With a deep-rooted love for spontaneity, he embraces the unknown—traveling without rigid plans, only a destination in mind, and fully immersing himself in the journey. Having lived in Argentina, Australia, and Mexico, and traveled extensively throughout Asia and South America, Hues captures the fleeting essence of unfamiliar landscapes, chance encounters, and the quiet loneliness that exists even in paradise.

Shooting on a variety of film cameras, often using expired film stocks, Hues allows the unpredictability of analog processes to shape his visual narratives. Grain, light leaks, and unexpected color shifts become integral elements of his work, mirroring the distortions of memory and the passage of time. These imperfections are later reimagined through digital manipulation, where he plays with bold color combinations, dreamlike distortions, and layered compositions to challenge traditional notions of perception and reality.

Themes of escapism, surrealism, and emotional nostalgia are at the core of his practice. His work blurs the line between documentation and illusion—what was once a moment in time is transformed into an ethereal daydream, bending both memory and place into something new. Through his experimental approach, Hues examines how we interact with images in an increasingly digital world, questioning the evolving nature of art, experience, and happiness.

By embracing both analog imperfection and digital intervention, Hues seeks to redefine the boundaries between what is seen, what is felt, and what is imagined.