I'm a Professional Photographer, based in Paris, FRANCE But Available WORLDWIDE

Ambassador of NIKON Europe and PROFOTO

Red Bull Photographer / Paris Saint-Germain / Opera de Paris / Nike / Lacoste / Jordan / Puma / Adidas / Stussy Japan / Kenzo / Yves Saint Laurent Beauty / GALA / Decathlon / GO Sport / COURIR / SNIPES / Samsung / Adobe etc…

Biography :

Little Shao is a self-taught photographer known for his unique way of capturing movement.

He was born in France where he grew up in the suburbs of Paris.

In his teenage years, he discovered and fell in love with the HipHop culture and with breaking around 1997.

Becoming a b-boy himself, he entered underground battles and attended various events together with his crew. It was them who came up him his nickname Little Shao. The name he has since chosen to go by. He started documenting dance events around 2003 and decided to share his work on social media, where he found great success and made him today the most famous breaking photographer.

Even though fascinated with cameras since his childhood, he never attended a photography class. He graduated with a MA in finance at the Paris School of Business, much to the delight of his parents, who deeply valued their Asian culture, prioritizing their children’s’ education, and who wanted him to pursue a career in science.

He worked in banking for 5 years, before quitting in 2012 to pursue photography.

Over the past decade, he’s traveled the world, photographing dancers at the biggest events, teaching workshops. He's a Nikon, Profoto and Samsung ambassador and had the pleasure to collaborate with world-renowned artists, athletes, celebrities such as Misty Copeland, Madonna, Tony Parker, Neymar, Rafael Nadal, etc… And Company and brands such as: Red Bull, Nike, PSG football club, Yves Saint-Laurent, Kenzo, Kia, etc... His Latest collaboration was with Adobe X Opéra National de Paris.

His positive attitude and tireless energy surely helped him to become the photographer he is today and take on such big projects.

Earlier this year, right on time to celebrate his 10th year as a professional photographer, a unique exhibition was organized in collaboration with the city Paris, displaying his art outdoor on the busiest location of the city.

What Little Shao loves and appreciates most about his career is being able to travel the world, while meeting some of the most interesting and talented people.

He is also willing to share what he has learned so far. Through his workshops, he is able to share his knowledge and expertise, to inspire and to lead aspiring photographers.