I am a staff photographer at the Houston Chronicle producing still images, multimedia stories and moving images. I like challenging myself to tell engrossing stories with the best medium.

Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, Mandarin Chinese is my first language. My family moved to the U.S. when I was a teenager and eventually settled in Minnesota. I enjoy talking to people, hearing their stories and exchange stories. I am particularly interetsed in cultural stories because of my immigrant background.

EXPERIENCE

Staff Photojournalist at Houston Chronicle (August 2016 - Present)

Staff Photojournalist at Herald-Times Reporter (July 2015 - July 2016)

Multimedia Intern at Victoria Advocate (January 2015 - May 2015)

Multimedia Intern at Minnesota Public Radio (September 2014 - December 2014)

Multimedia Intern at Chautauquan Daily (June 2014 - August 2014)

AWARDS

2020 Texas APME
Best Newsroom of the Year, Staff of Houston Chronicle

2019 Texas APME
Second Place in Best Newsroom of the Year, Staff of Houston Chronicle

2018 Texas APME
First Place in Feature Photography, Houston Chronicle

2018 Texas APME
First Place in Newspaper of the Year, Houston Chronicle

2018 Pulitzer Prize
Finalist in Breaking News Reporting, Staff of Houston Chronicle

2017 Wisconsin Newspaper Association Better Reporting
Second Place in Sports Feature, Herald-Times Reporter

2016 Texas Press Association
1st Place, Sports Photo in Division 2, Victoria Advocate

2016 Local Media Association
2nd Place, Breaking News Coverage, Victoria Advocate

2015 Visual MN (Formerly Minnesota Photographers Association)
1st Place, Student Contest Multimedia/Video

EDUCATION

MA in Photojournalism at University of Missouri

BA in Broadcast Journalism, University of Minnesota Twin-Cities

BA in Studies in Cinema and Mass Media, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities