Born in Macau, Bachelor of Visual Arts Education from Macau Polytechnic Institute.

Alex Chao is an artist who is full of fanaticism and has a strong perseverance in art. He has studied photography since his early years and has been engaged in professional photography, visual art education and various types of artistic creation for more than 30 years. He once worked at the famous Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Macau. He is an experienced Professional photographer in commercial photography and has been the director of the photography studio for many years at the Macao Polytechnic Institute of Art. With his rich practical experience include teaching and research, he has also served as a photography course instructor for different institutions.