![]() ![]() He basically had a portrait garden, it was in the desert. I would go in like an intern and take the photos.” On getting vital photography experience: Anything you try to find, you have to look at Yellow Pages. Me, my dad and my brother lived together, there was no internet at the time. I just looked for photography studios in the yellow pages. I was 18 or 19, I guess Kevin Kwan got to make a name for myself. The guy was like people come to my studio and they want me to take the photo. I’m like hey how can I do that, seriously it was still Yellow Pages. You take photos, drop them off, wait 3 days.” On where he grew up and how he got started in photography: When I come here, you go to Walgreens or Walmart and you get 24 or 36 exposures on your film camera that I brought from Hong Kong. My dad had some cousins out there and there was an opportunity for me and my brother to go to college there.” On using film cameras when he started: If you know English it’s ok, if you know Spanish, you’re good. I move to Tuscon Arizona, so it was pretty much all Spanish anyway. I’m the same thing, I know the alphabet but I’m 17 I come here. When they go to France or Spain they can’t do anything. It’s like people from America learn Spanish and French at school, but they suck at it. “We basically learned English from school. ![]() They were taken in 2019 and now it’s 2021.” On moving to America from Hong Kong: I was ready and I’m like I’m on it! A lot of good memories from those photos. Right now it’s funny how Kevin just posted that fatherhood is going to be on Netflix and he’s like Kwan I need some pictures for Netflix. “Yes, always loved photography becasue it’s capturing memories, something you can look back to. In this episode we talk about how first fell in love with photography, getting his first job by cold calling a photography studio he found in the Yellow Pages, the first time he met Kevin Hart, being by his side as he rose to fame, how you can land your own dream job and much more! On his love for photography: I have known Kevin Kwan for years and am absolutely fascinated by his story. Image credit: Instagram Kwan is the personal photographer for comedian and actor Kevin Hart.
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