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​Mike Kai Chen is a Taiwanese American documentary photographer, engineer, and National Geographic Explorer based in San Francisco and Taipei. His work explores the complexities of human virtue, identity, and purpose. 

Born in Taiwan, Mike is fluent in Chinese Mandarin and comes from a background in software engineering at Apple and tech sales at Box holding a degree in electrical engineering and computer science. His passion for documentary photography stemmed from years of solo travel and humanitarian work which grew into a career in photojournalism.

Mike is a regular contributor to The New York Times. Other select clients include National Geographic, TIME, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal among others.

 

He has written for The New York Times and TIME as well as cinematography for The National Geographic Society.

Based in San Francisco and Taipei

mikekaichenphoto@gmail.com

+14089215067

2025 New York Portfolio Review

2023 National Geographic Explorer

2022 to Present: Eddie Adams Workshop Faculty & Volunteer

2021 Eddie Adams Workshop XXXIV

2020 Missouri Photo Workshop

Member of Diversify Photo 

Archive represented by Redux Pictures

 

Fluent in Chinese Mandarin & English

Hostile Environments & Emergency First Aid (HEFAT)  High Risk Certified

Technical Experience (Linkedin):

Box - Tech Sales: Senior Platform Solutions Engineer

Apple - Software Engineering & Engineering PM

B.S Electrical Engineering & Computer Science​

University of California, San Diego

Dan Winters

 Copyright © Mike Kai Chen

Freelance Photographer Documentary Photographer Photojournalism Travel

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