Victor Chu is a Bronx based New York City photographer specializing in weddings, photojournalism and portraiture. His work has been internationally published in New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, New York Post, Bronx Times Reporter and Daily Mail (UK). Montefiore Medical Center and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. both hire him frequently. He has also worked for highly rated professionals like Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera.
Victor studied marketing and photography at Baruch College and participated in several extracurricular activities. Two of which were staff photographer for the yearbook and Photo Editor for The Ticker, the college newspaper. During this time, he also pursued stand-up comedy and eventually performed at Caroline's on Broadway, Gotham, Comedy Cellar and the Apollo. He continues to engage in this performance art regularly and uses his humor not only make his subjects feel at ease, but also make even the most serious person smile genuinely.
Shortly after graduation, he was hired as a freelance photojournalist at Bronx Times Reporter, a local newspaper. He was soon promoted to staff as a Photo Editor managing a staff of 11 photographers and covering a wide variety of events happening throughout the borough. After a year, he started working as a full-time contract photographer at the New York Daily News covering numerous assignments in the Tri-State area including high profile stories such as Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the 2011 NYPD ticket fixing scandal.
Since 2005, he has been hired as a freelance photographer for thousands of events, portraits and assignments and has garnered a loyal customer base. He fosters customer relationships by putting them first and catering to their needs and desires. With the success of this freelance photography business, he now focuses on weddings, portraitures and events.
He is inspired by the art of capturing people's special moments in a way that is breathtaking and beautiful. The most important thing to him is that he loves great photography and he immerses himself in it everyday: learning, honing and appreciating. To him, photography is not a job, but a way of life.
Resume
He is available for:
Weddings - Engagements - Bar/Bat Mitzvahs - Sweet Sixteens - Quinceañeras - Anniversaries - Family Reunions - Birthdays - Parties - Business/Corporate Events - Headshots/Portfolio - Special Events - Photo restoration and Photoshop Retouching/Editing
Victor studied marketing and photography at Baruch College and participated in several extracurricular activities. Two of which were staff photographer for the yearbook and Photo Editor for The Ticker, the college newspaper. During this time, he also pursued stand-up comedy and eventually performed at Caroline's on Broadway, Gotham, Comedy Cellar and the Apollo. He continues to engage in this performance art regularly and uses his humor not only make his subjects feel at ease, but also make even the most serious person smile genuinely.
Shortly after graduation, he was hired as a freelance photojournalist at Bronx Times Reporter, a local newspaper. He was soon promoted to staff as a Photo Editor managing a staff of 11 photographers and covering a wide variety of events happening throughout the borough. After a year, he started working as a full-time contract photographer at the New York Daily News covering numerous assignments in the Tri-State area including high profile stories such as Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the 2011 NYPD ticket fixing scandal.
Since 2005, he has been hired as a freelance photographer for thousands of events, portraits and assignments and has garnered a loyal customer base. He fosters customer relationships by putting them first and catering to their needs and desires. With the success of this freelance photography business, he now focuses on weddings, portraitures and events.
He is inspired by the art of capturing people's special moments in a way that is breathtaking and beautiful. The most important thing to him is that he loves great photography and he immerses himself in it everyday: learning, honing and appreciating. To him, photography is not a job, but a way of life.
Resume
He is available for:
Weddings - Engagements - Bar/Bat Mitzvahs - Sweet Sixteens - Quinceañeras - Anniversaries - Family Reunions - Birthdays - Parties - Business/Corporate Events - Headshots/Portfolio - Special Events - Photo restoration and Photoshop Retouching/Editing
Victor Chu | Photography