Yu Tsai is an American photographer working out of Los Angeles and New York. He was born in Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

 and moved to a farm in Indiana

Indiana

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 with his family as a young child. Yu Tsai and his family then moved to Chino, California

Chino, California

Chino is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located in the western end of the Riverside-San Bernardino Area and it is easily accessible via the Chino Valley and Pomona freeways....

 where Yu Tsai spent his adolescent life. He attended Don Lugo High School in Chino, California. During high school, he was a member of the Future Farmers of America and was also on his school's track team.

After high school he attended the University of California, Riverside

University of California, Riverside

The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...

 and majored in Biology

Biology

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. Yu Tsai has also participated in national-wildlife conservation research with the National Geographic Research group.

Yu Tsai also attended the Art Center College of Design

Art Center College of Design

Art Center College of Design is a private college located in Pasadena, California, and was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the 60 best design schools in the world. The college’s industrial design program is consistently ranked number one by both DesignIntelligence and U.S...

 in Pasadena, California

Pasadena, California

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 and studied graphic design. It was during this time in his education that he discovered his true passion for the arts along with directing and photography as a means of telling a visual story. Yu Tsai has collaborated with other commercial directors in treatment writing and script development and has also directed commercials for Samsung

Samsung

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, AETNA, and Gateway to list a few.

As a photographer, he has shot advertising campaigns for some of the following brands: APPLE

APPLE

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, BCBG

BCBG

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, Clairol

Clairol

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, FreeSoul, GUESS Jeans, and Lexus

Lexus

is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, Lexus is now sold globally and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. The Lexus marque is marketed in over 70 countries and territories worldwide, and has...

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Yu Tsai has photographed celebrities including Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway (actress)

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, Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

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, Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

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, Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

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, Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

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, Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

Rosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress, singer, and writer. She has appeared in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, Rent, Death Proof, The Rundown, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Unstoppable.-Early...

, Mischa Barton

Mischa Barton

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, Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller

Sienna Rose Diana Miller is a British-American actress, model, and fashion designer, best known for her roles in Layer Cake, Alfie, Factory Girl, The Edge of Love and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In 2007, the London Film Criticsnamed her British Actress of the Year for Interview...

, Paz Vega

Paz Vega

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, Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

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, Sean Faris

Sean Faris

Sean Hardy Faris is an American model and actor. He is well known for his roles as Jake Tyler in Never Back Down, Kyo Kusanagi in The King of Fighters, and Rick Penning in Forever Strong.-Life and career:...

, Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling

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 and Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

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, along with models including Alessandra Ambrosio

Alessandra Ambrosio

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, Liliana Dominguez

Liliana Domínguez

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, and Yamila Diaz

Yamila Diaz

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Yu Tsai’s photography has also been featured in magazines including A Magazine, Arena, Flaunt, Harper’s Baazar, Marie Claire, Perfect, V Magazine and Vogue Japan.

"Women loves Yu Tsai.

His talent is undeniable. Yu Tsai doesn't limit his to one medium - he works in both still photography & film. What makes him so lovable amongst talented photographers is his loyalty.

The range of his photography is expansive - he can capture the expensive and glossy side of a model, as well as the intimate and natural side of their beauty. And when he establishes a rapport with a model, he deepens that relationship by working with her .

This depth allows him to penetrate beneath a models shell, and capture the woman within.

Currently, Yu Tsai is working on a series with Women, capturing the classic beauty of WOMEN."