Finn Hewes is a large-format digital photographer who creates staged images that blur the boundary between lived experience and constructed reality. Rather than relying on digital fabrication, he builds physical sets, sources props, and directs performances for the camera, positioning his work between photography and performance art. Born and raised in Mississippi, his sensibility is shaped by the landscapes and contradictions of the American South. After studying at Northwestern University, he lived between Turkey and the United States, an experience that deepened his engagement with architecture and theatrical space. Now based in New Orleans, Hewes explores perception, detachment, and the shifting line between inner and outer worlds.