Dustin-David Chu on Clubhouse

Bio

Creative Portrait and Self-Portrait photographer based in San Francisco.

Sony | 🏳️‍🌈 | he/him |

IG @dustindavidchu

Photography is my form of therapy, and my work is heavily inspired by empowerment, philosophy, healing, and acknowledging emotions, feelings, trauma, and mental illness.

Since 2009, I’ve spent my journey with photography working around different niches such as landscapes, abstract and surrealism, still life, and architecture. I transitioned to portraiture in 2017 as my main focus of work and it was there when I realized just how much it has changed me as a person in a positive light.

As an introvert and someone who personally struggles with a variety of mental illnesses such as: ADHD, Major Depression Disorder, and Anxiety, being able to connect with the many faces who step in front of my camera takes me to a place where I feel spiritually at peace.

I don’t treat every portrait session as a typical session. As stated earlier, photography is my therapy, I also want to create a welcoming environment to those who I photograph to allow themselves to be vulnerable, to connect with me being a listening ear, and see this as a release.

Let’s connect ♥️