Ryan Chua is a UC Berkeley Graduate with a Molecular Cell Biology degree who decided to pursue a creative journey instead of pharmacy. He found his true passion in photography and chose a career as a fashion and lifestyle photographer for several fashion and beauty companies and top-tier influencers for the last ten years.

He also combined his love for content creation with social media by becoming a Social Media Manager at Betabrand, Charlotte Russe, Fyuse, and JINS Eyewear. His work has been published in Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan USA, Cosmopolitan Middle East, Who What Wear and he has covered streetstyle and runway for New York, Paris, Milan, and Seoul Fashion Weeks. He has also been featured in Forbes and Instagram for Business. He is also a co-founder of SPEAQ Social, a digital marketing agency based in Los Angeles.

His love for social media can be seen in his work on his Instagram @ryanbyryanchua and TikTok @flip4realz. Besides photography and travel, his other loves are coffee, tea, and video games.