Born in Shanghai and raised in Vancouver, Showwei Chu pursued her passion for journalism in Toronto where her work has been featured prominently in the Globe and Mail, Maclean's, Canadian Press, Bloomberg News and Canadian Business. She writes for CBC News and works on her personal projects in writing and photography.

Please note that this site is a work-in-progress. More photography covering persons, places and things will be posted soon, so stay tuned. For now, you can look at one of her pet projects, which is documenting the domesticated canine.