Michael Chow

Michael Chow

Photo Editor; Impact Supervising Producer

Michael is a Communications Sophomore from Singapore. He is a photo editor at USC Annenberg Media as well as a co-supervising producer at USC Impact, an award-winning student documentary series. He also contributes photo stories and film commentaries. He loves photography, bouldering, and filmmaking.

Scenes from a Hollywood climate protest

Climate activists all around the country organized a “national day of action” in the memory of Joye Braun, a Lakota activist who erected the first structure at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to protest the Keystone XL pipeline.

By Shreya Agrawal and Michael Chow●

PHOTOS: On a dark and stormy day, Los Angeles votes for a mayor

From the Grove to Hollywood Palladium to USC: Angelenos eagerly await electoral results. USC Annenberg photographers spread across Los Angeles to follow the electoral results live.

By Yannick Peterhans, Jason Goode, Philip Salata, Michael Chow, Tomoki Chien and Tony Fajardo●

New game, new champions, new era — The Overwatch League Grand Finals return to Anaheim

Dallas Fuel wins the 5th season of Overwatch League as the premier eSports competition returns for in-person competition. Annenberg Media photographer follows a new era for Overwatch eSports.

By Michael Chow●

PHOTOS: Climbers clean up Joshua Tree National Park

Climbers and locals came together to give the national park a makeover in the inaugural Joshua Tree Facelift event.

By Michael Chow●

PHOTOS: K-pop takes center stage at USC

USC hosts the first K-pop concert on an American university campus with the finals of the North American K-pop Dance Cover competition and performances by K-pop stars Kim Sejeong and KINGDOM

By Chloe Chen, Louis Chen and Michael Chow●

PHOTOS: Remembering victims of anti-Asian hate crimes

As the anniversary of the 2021 Atlanta spa shooting approaches, a vigil at USC honored those who lost their lives in violent attacks against the APISA community since then.

By Michael Chow●

Racing past racism: NASCAR and its haunting historical fanbase

While NASCAR’s recent races in California and diversity programs are attempts to expand to a more varied audience, some of their core fans defiantly hang on to racist views and make NASCAR's culture hostile to new, diverse fans. How can NASCAR out-drag its white-dominant, and for some, racist audience?

By Michael Chow●

Up in Flames — ‘The Burning Sea’ Review

While the Norwegian disaster film depicts an eerily realistic catastrophe, it simply cannot escape the predictable storylines that disaster films rely on.

By Michael Chow●

PHOTOS: Clash at the Coliseum

USC Annenberg Media photographers document NASCAR's Clash at the Coliseum.

By Yannick Peterhans, Michael Chow, Jason Goode and Julia Zara●

PHOTOS: 2021 USC “Conquest!”

Photostory by the USC Annenberg Media photo desk chronicling "Conquest!" 2021

By Jeremy Lindenfeld, Michael Chow, Sarah Ko and Yannick Peterhans●

Reflections from the ‘Squid Game’ Red Carpet

Annenberg Media reporters share their experience interviewing the stars of “Squid Game” on the pink carpet next to media professionals.

By Michael Chow●

Between apocalypse and love - the themes of ‘Eternals’ and its reception

The latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) sticks an impactful, humanist landing amidst tumultuous setup and expectations.

By Michael Chow●

Having your Dalgona and eating it - problematizing ‘Squid Game’ marketing

For a show priding itself on its scathing criticism on the failings and spectacle of capitalism, Netflix’s marketing campaign and the cultural fads it spawned encourage the consumerist phenomenon it seeks to discourage.

By Michael Chow●