Kid Chan (born 15 January 1978) is a wedding photojournalist,

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and celebrity photographer from

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Life and career

Born and raised in

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, the capital of Malaysia, Chan attended the Sri Cempaka school before pursuing a degree in international business from the Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia. He began working in the corporate world as an executive assistant before taking up photography as his exclusive job. After two years in his position, Chan left his position to take up an apprenticeship at a photography studio. In 2000, he took over Portrait One, a company he renamed "Kid Chan Studio". In the beginning, Chan concentrated on corporate photography and photographed his clients' children's weddings. He has since photographed royalty, politicians, artists, celebrities and the weddings of Asian celebrities. He was the official photographer for the Royal wedding of Tengku Aslahuddin Jaa'far and Sofia Erica Lane, and was featured in the cover of '' Harper's Bazaar''. In 2010, his photo collection of three cancer survivors and their families was exhibited in 50

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's stores nationwide as part of an exhibition to raise funds for the National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM) through its "Hope for Our Children" campaign. In the same year, he also photographed the shooting of Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 6 in episode 11, which was filmed in Kuala Lumpur. In 2012, he was appointed the ambassador for MenCare.

Book

In 2013, Chan published the book ''Kid Chan's Guide to the Business of Photography'' ( MPH, 2013), which covers setting up a photography business from a Malaysian perspective.

Accolades

Chan was named by Malaysian ''

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'' as "one of the 100 people you must know in Asia" in 2006. In the same year, ''Le Prestige'' magazine named him in their "Top 40 under 40" list. In 2008, ''Tiger Tales'', the official magazine of

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, mentioned him in their "annual list of trail-blazers across Asia and Australia". In 2012, he was listed in

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's Brides UK's "Top 20 Extremely Talented Destination Wedding Photographers in the World".

Personal life

Chan is married to Shirlyn Lim, a chartered accountant,.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Kid Malaysian photographers Malaysian people of Chinese descent 1978 births Portrait photographers Wedding photographers People from Kuala Lumpur Living people Malaysian businesspeople Malaysian writers