My name is

Joshua Chen Cavalier.

I am a photographer, writer, and filmmaker with a decades-long background in movement arts (parkour, martial arts, and dance). My work thematically explores grief & mortality, collective identities, and expressions of the human body.

Photograph by Jing Huntley

If you would like to talk, you are welcome to fill out the form below or send me an email at joshua.chen.cavalier@gmail.com

I also spend far too much time on social media. Please feel free to message me on there.

Curriculum Vitae

Publications & Exhibitions

  • 2026 Vassal of the Sky, Photography Monograph, Holler Books

    • First Edition of 50 – holler-books.com

    • Featured on Charcoal Book Club, Broad Magazine, F-Stop Magazine

  • 2026 LAS Contemporary, Online Exhibition, lascontemporary.com

  • 2026 Exist Otherwise, Literary & Art Journal, Issue 18

  • 2026 Decode Gallery, ‘Square’ Group Exhibition, Tucson AZ

  • 2026 Monad: SXSW 2026, Signals & Presence, Group Exhibition, Austin TX

  • 2026 LENSCRATCH, The 2026 LOVE Exhibition, Digital Exhibition

  • 2024 KIPA Magazine, “Unbroken,” Written Essay & Photography Sequence

  • 2024 SKIN&STONE, Unfolding, Digital Exhibition, Introductory Essay & Square Print Sale

  • 2020 He Asked If I Was Looking For God, Photography Zine

    • Featured in Float Magazine, Broad Magazine, the LIFE-FRAMER Collection

  • 2020 Once Is Never Zine, Article & Photography Essay

  • 2020 The Independent Photographer, Group Exhibition, CLB Berlin, Germany

    • Third Place, 2020 Landscape Award

  • 2018 Unjust Lands, Feature Screenplay

    • Finalist, 2018 ScreenCraft China-Hollywood Screenwriting Fellowship

Residencies

  • 2024 Chico Review, Charcoal Book Club, Pray MT

    • Wake In a Color Silent, Photo Series

  • 2024 Alec Soth Workshop at Home, Minneapolis MN

    • Wake In a Color Silent, Photo Series

Films & Festivals

  • 2025 Unbroken, Documentary Feature (currently on festival run)

    • Harlem International Film Festival

    • Twin Cities Film Fest

    • Lift-Off Global Network, Sessions 2026

  • 2017 Castle on a Cloud, Narrative Short

    • Gasparilla International Film Festival

    • Dam Short Film Festival

    • Colony Short Film Festival

    • SouthSide Film Festival

    • Gallup Film Festival

    • Oil Valley Film Festival

    • Scout Film Festival

    • Los Angeles Cinefest

    • First Run Film Festival