Hey! Nice to see you :)
Thank you for visiting! I’m Kai, and my full name is Xinkai Chen, which is 陳辛楷 in Chinese.
📍 I’m currently based in the lovely (when it’s not cold), w̰ḭn̰d̰y̰ city of Chicago, but can’t wait to travel the world! Most of my photos are taken within the United States, but I hope to revisit Asia, Europe, and Australia, and travel to South America, Africa, Arctic, Antarctica…
🏡 I was born and raised in Fuzhou, a beautiful coastal city in southeast China. It’s been a while since I last returned, and I didn’t have a camera back then, so I always dream of sharing its beauty with every soul.
📸 I love photography & videography for being able to capture and relive the moments of my life, and the lives of people around me. I was first inspired by Shane Goh (who taught me about the Exposure Triangle) and Paul Lin (who took some cool photos of me including this one) to get into photography, shout out to them! Then I started to borrow/rent cameras for trips (thanks to my friends who let me use their precious equipment), and finally got my own camera in 2021. A whole new chapter began since then.
🎞 I like nature, travel, city, street photography, and of course, taking photos of my friends. Check out the Photos page and @xinkai.photos on Instagram! If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message.
Thanks again, cheers and have a great day 😁