About Me

Short Bio

Howard Yu — Award-Winning Chicago Wedding Photographer

I’m Howard Yu, an award-winning photographer based in Chicago, specializing in wedding, pre-wedding, engagement, portrait, fashion and commercial photography. My work is centered on genuine moments, natural expression and clean, timeless imagery. I combine documentary storytelling with carefully considered composition to create photographs that feel personal, refined and true to the people and stories in front of my camera.

Awards & Recognition

01

WPPI Honors of Excellence
Silver Awards — 2015 & 2019

02

AsiaWPA
1st Place — Landscape, 2018

03

WPE International Photographers Awards
Silver Awards — Second Half & Annual Final, 2019

Selected Award-Winning Work

Client Recognition

What Clients Say

★★★★★
“Howard was very proactive, professional and fun to work with during our entire event... He listened to our requests and we now have hundreds of gorgeous pictures from our wedding day.”
Mel A.
Yelp · Wedding · Verified Client Review
★★★★★
“Howard is very professional and dedicated. We had our pre-wedding photo shot in Ann Arbor and he drove all the way from Chicago and spent 6 hours with us walking around. His sense of aesthetics guarantees the quality of the portraits.”
Tony Y.
Yelp · Pre-Wedding · Verified Client Review
★★★★★
“Howard他是一个非常专业非常耐心非常细心的摄影师,非常尊重客人的意见。因为每个人照出来想要的效果会不一样,他会很耐心地听我们的想法,然后做出相应的照相效果。这是我非常欣赏的。我十分推荐大家结婚或者有什么宴会时找他来当你们的摄影师,真的不会让你们失望的。”
Wenjie H.
Yelp · Wedding / Event · Verified Client Review
★★★★★
“Howard is really creative and professional. He took us to magnificent places at the University of Chicago and used light and shadow to capture unique scenes. He's also very patient in retouching photos... I like his photos, which are telling our stories.”
Qinlei Xu
Google · Photography · Verified Client Review
★★★★★
“Howard is so professional. He knows a lot of locations where are beautiful in wedding or engagement photographs. We had good communication and enjoyed the day he took engagement photographs for us.”
Kezhen Zhang
Google · Engagement · Verified Client Review
★★★★★
“It was a really pleasant experience to take my pre-wedding photos with Howard! He is really professional, friendly and patient! Don’t hesitate to choose Howard for recording important moments of your life!”
Siqi Meng
Google · Pre-Wedding · Verified Client Review
★★★★★
“Howard is an immaculate professional and always delivered... He was patient, and listened to our needs, but also had good suggestions that came from experience.”
Subi Rajamohan
Google · Pre-Wedding · Verified Client Review
“Howard他是一个非常专业非常耐心非常细心的摄影师,非常尊重客人的意见。”
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ChicagoChinese · 2018 · Verified Client Review
“Howard is a very professional, patient and attentive photographer who greatly respects his clients’ opinions.” — English translation
“强烈推荐 Howard Yu, 可以看看他的网页。”
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Huaren.us · 2017 · Community Recommendation
“Highly recommend Howard Yu. You can take a look at his website.” — English translation
★★★★★ 5.0 on Google
37 Google Reviews
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