Yucho Chow (Chinese: 周耀初; pinyin: Zhōu Yàochū; 1876–1949) was a professional photographer who was Vancouver's first Chinese photographer and its most prolific. He ran a studio in Chinatown from 1906 to 1949.

Yucho Chow was Vancouver’s first Chinese commercial photographer and its most prolific. His lens captured thousands of faces of all skin colours, religious beliefs, incomes and backgrounds and chronicled a tumultuous time in Vancouver’s and Canada’s early history.

Vancouver Chinatown’s first and most prolific photographer. With a photography studio in the heart of Vancouver’s Chinatown, between 1906-1949 Yucho Chow captured a unique aspect of this remarkable neighbourhood’s history.

Mar 31, 2020 · The Garden team met up with Catherine Clement to uncover the wonderful stories behind her recently published book of Yucho Chow's photography.

Apr 5, 2023 · Yucho Chow was Vancouver’s first and most prolific photographer of Chinese descent in the early 20th century. Over his 42-year career spanning periods of great upheaval, Chow’s Chinatown photography studio was a momentary refuge for countless families and individuals from marginalized communities.

Jun 7, 2020 · Yucho Chow’s photographs have been cherished and handed down through the generations. What might be hiding in your family’s old photograph albums? Yucho Chow in his studio, 1945, taken against his more identifiable backdrop inspired by Art Deco design.

Jul 15, 2019 · Yucho Chow arrived in Canada from China in 1902, a time when Canada imposed a head tax on Chinese immigrants. Chow, who was in his late twenties when he immigrated, operated a photography studio in Vancouver’s Chinatown from 1906 until his death in 1949.

Nov 22, 2021 · The hybrid analogue-digital collection includes 510 photographs contributed by diverse communities, 75 family photographs contributed by Yucho Chow’s descendants, news clippings, studio graphic design work and ephemera, media stories, and project records.

Our project tellS the story of Vancouver’s early Chinatown as chronicled through the lens of its first Chinese photographer: Yucho Chow. His work is a visual record of the many souls who passed through this historic neighbourhood: a place that welcomed and served everyone, no matter their skin colour or religion or ethnic background.

Nov 28, 2021 · Offering glimpses into the lives of Vancouver residents from the first half of the 20th century. A massive collection of photos from Vancouver's history spanning four decades has been donated to the city's archives. The collection is the work of Yucho Chow, one of the earliest photographers in Vancouver.