
Dr. Yan Wang Preston (b. 1976) grew up in Henan Province, China, moving to Shanghai at the age of 18 to study medicine.
Although she had a childhood interest in photography, it was here that she was first exposed to publications which would have a transformative impact upon her practice, such as Mountain Light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape (1986) by mountain photographer Galen Rowell – a work which appealed to her passion for climbing, and prompted her to experiment with different types of film.