ABOUT ME

I am a staff photojournalist at the Houston Chronicle, where I tell stories with still images, videos and podcast. I like challenging myself to tell stories with the best medium.

I was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. My family moved to the U.S. when I was a teenager and Minneapolis, Minnesota is my U.S. home. I enjoy talking to people, listening to their stories and connect with them. I am particularly interested 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)

AWARDS

2021 The Association of LGBTQ Journalists
Excellence in Photojournalism, Houston Chronicle

2018 Texas APME
First Place in Feature Photography, 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