After acquiring her first professional camera in 2006, Hatnim Lee has documented everyday scenes in a visual diary on her blog. Since then, she has found success in both the fine arts and as a commercial photographer, interning with David LaChapelle and having work featured in publications like Teen and DC Modern Luxury. Now at Transformer, a selection of Lee’s vivid photographs over the past 2 years are on display.

All of Lee’s photographs are ordinary yet quirky settings that carry the same visual weight. No one photograph stands out from the other. They are bright and well lit, and are rich with saturated color. Her style seems effortless as each photograph, while different in subject matter, show poignant scenes. She portrays people and places candidly in large format, documenting a brief moment in time. All of these similar characteristics lend to a cohesive feel and a distinct, clean style.

In Liz (pictured right), Lee has captured great visual texture. The busy print of the wallpaper anchors the tulle of the dress, while contrasting its unexpected color. Liz seems out of place in the mundane, old fashioned room, her dress adding whimsy. Individually Lee’s photographs all have strong compositions and interesting stories, but the whole is greater then the sum of its parts here.