Underworld 021 (Under Ice)
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This is an in-between space - an underworld. To reach it I have to use a flying avatar and go beyond the edge of the world and fly beneath. Some builders block these movements while others do not. This is a space we are not supposed to see but I find so much beauty in the folds and transparent layers hidden here. Born out of a National Geographic magazine assignment to explore the far edges of virtual worlds, bringing back photographs made with virtual cameras. Shot in VRChat in a world by NProwler.
Aaron Huey is a photographer and new media artist, he has created over 30 stories for the National Geographic magazines including several cover stories , and is also leading new projects for Nat Geo from VR and AR to metaverse spaces. He is currently on assignment for Nat Geo in the metaverse, photographing (via his many avatars and various virtual cameras) the far edges of virtual worlds. Huey is a three time Stanford Fellow, a current artist in residence at Unfinished.org, and was recently named a Stanford Starling Lab Fellow where he is mapping Web3 ecosystems and new frameworks for data integrity, specific to photography.