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Kid Chan (born 15 January 1978 in Kuala Lumpur) is an international wedding photojournalist, portrait and celebrity photographer from Malaysia. He was the first Malaysian to be accepted as a member of the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA), and was named by ''Malaysian Tatler'' as "one of the 100 people you must know in Asia". Chan is often credited as a pioneer in Malay wedding photojournalism. Notable high profile personalities photographed by Chan include Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, governor of Bank Negara Malaysia; Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair; actor Jackie Chan; business tycoon Tan Sri Dr. Francis Yeoh; model Elle Macpherson; and designer Jimmy Choo. The media often refers to him as "one of Malaysia's most sought-after wedding photographers". In 2013, he published his first book, ''Kid Chan's Guide to the Business of Photography'' in 2013, which went to number one in the Malaysian best-sellers list. ==Life and career== Raised in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, Chan attended the Sri Cempaka school before pursuing a degree in international business from Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia.〔 He began his working life in the corporate world before taking up photography. After two years as an executive assistant in the corporate sector, Chan became burnt out and decided to take up an apprenticeship at a photography studio〔 under the mentorship of TS Lim of Sudio 88. In 2000, through a management buyout, he took over a company called Portrait One. The company was later rebranded as Kid Chan Studio. Originally focused on corporate photography, along the way, Chan agreed to take photographs of his clients' children's weddings.〔 He has since photographed many high profile royalty, politicians, artists and celebrities.〔 Chan has photographed numerous celebrities, including being the exclusive photographer for the weddings of television personality Paula Malai Ali and Tengku Kudin, and songstress Siti Nurhaliza and Khalid Jiwa.〔 He was also the official photographer for the royal wedding of Tengku Aslahuddin Jaa'far and Sofia Erica Lane, and these photos were used in an exclusive cover story in ''Harper's Bazaar''.〔 Other notable high profile personalities he has photographed include Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, governor of Bank Negara Malaysia; Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair; and actor Jackie Chan.〔 Chan was commissioned to take the cover shot of ''Millionaireasia'', which featured business tycoon Tan Sri Dr. Francis Yeoh.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kidchan.com/2011/07/cover-shot-of-tan-sri-francis-yeoh-for-millionairasia/ )〕 Other celebrities photographed by Chan include Elle Macpherson, Jimmy Choo,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kidchan.com/2010/09/britains-next-top-model-cycle-6/ )〕 Jeslina Hashim, Tunku Myra Madihah and Shaleen Cheah. In a photography competition organised by the History Channel in 2009, the grand prize offered was a photography session worth RM10,000 with Chan. In 2010, his collection of images of three cancer survivors and their families were exhibited in 50 Courts Malaysia'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 was invited to photographically document the shooting of Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 6 in episode 11, which was filmed in Kuala Lumpur.〔 In 2011, Chan was invited to be a judge for the Malaysia's Online Fashion Entrepreneurs' Weekend (MOFEW), together with Amber Chia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mofew.com.my/thesearch/?page_id=132 )〕 In 2012, he was appointed ambassador for MenCare. Supported by GE, MenCare is an initiative by Pfizer Malaysia and the National Council of Women's Organisations (NCWO) Malaysia. It aims to educate men on breast cancer and how it affects families as well as to gather men's support for breastcare health of their spouses and female members of their families. Chan is married to Shirlyn Lim, a chartered accountant,〔 and they have two daughters.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kid Chan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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