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chriscckao99@gmail.com
Hello! I'm Christine (she/they), a photojournalist from suburban Taiwan and a part-time Photo Editor Assistant at STAT News. Through photo essays and bookmaking, I share stories of local histories, queer experiences, social movements, and Taiwanese heritage, rooted in a deep fascination with memory, resilience, and community-building.
I hold a B.A. in Design Media Arts from UCLA, where I worked as a staff photographer for the campus newspaper, the Daily Bruin, for four years. After graduating, I was selected as an Up Next Photographer by Diversify Photo. I am available for photo assignments in Taiwan and photo illustration projects worldwide.
Selected Awards
2024 Diversify Photo’s Photos of the Year — Selectee
2024 American Photographic Artists Awards — Third Place, Sports/Adventure
2024 California College Media Association Awards — Second Place, Best Magazine Photo Series
2023 Associated Collegiate Press Best of Show Awards — Fourth Place, News/Feature Photo
2023 Associated Collegiate Press Individual Awards — Second Place, Magazine Cover; Honorable mentions, Sports Game/Action Photo; Honorable mentions, Environmental Portrait
2022 California College Media Association Awards — First Place, Best Photo Illustration
2021 DMA Undergraduate Exhibition Awards — Winner
Published in
LA Times, STAT News, Nature Journal, TaiwanPlus News, Knock LA, LA Public Press, LA LGBT Center, EdSource, Fruitslice
Affiliations
AAJA, NPPA, NLGJA, Diversify Photo (Up Next Member)
Languages
English, Taiwanese, Mandarin
Press
UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, Central News Agency, China Times
Education
UCLA B.A. in Design Media Arts, Chancellor’s Marshal of the Class of 2023