Fête Pulse with Li-Chi Pan

Written by Li-Chi Pan
Interviewed by Jennifer J. Lau
Translated by Jenni Li

What do you do on a day-to-day basis?
你每天的工作內容是什麼？

I work as a photographer and art director for a luxury media agency in Australia. On my alternate free days I manage my social media page on Instagram and create travel and lifestyle content!
我是攝影師，同時也在澳大利亞一家高檔媒體工作室任職藝術指導。閒暇時刻，我會經營自己的 Instagram 帳號，創作有關旅行和生活方式的內容！

I usually receive a brief from a client and will pull up a whole bunch of images which give me inspiration - whether it be travel, a magazine, an inspiring line from a book or Pinterest - I will pull together a big moodboard and develop my ideas from there.
接到客戶的創意簡述後，我會找大量的圖片並從中尋找靈感 — 無論是關於旅行，書裡的一句話，一本雜誌，或是 Pinterest 上的圖片，然後整理出一個情緒板，從這裡展開自己的創意。

Where did you grow up? How did you keep in touch with Asian culture?
你在哪個城市長大？你如何繼承和發揚自己的文化？

I am South African born Taiwanese but currently reside in Australia and New York.
我是在南非出生的台灣人，目前主要在澳洲和紐約生活。

Growing up as a Taiwanese born South African was always very challenging, as the Asian population is the minority back home. I had an identity struggle for a while as I felt neither Asian nor South African for a long time. My family always encouraged me to look beyond the cultural differences - and to be thankful for all the opportunities we get given - no matter how big or small. Over the years I'd make an annual trip to Taiwan to see all my relatives from my mother's side of the family. Learning about my heritage, eating local street food and speaking Mandarin over the years really helped me to keep in touch with my Taiwanese culture. My family is quite conservative - but I believe it has helped shape a lot of my beliefs and morals to this day.
作為在南非長大的台灣人，我的成長過程充滿了挑戰，因為那裡亞洲人口非常少。曾經很長時間裡，我都對自己的身份感到困惑，覺得自己既不是亞洲人，也不是南非人。家人鼓勵我超越文化層面去看待問題，並對自己獲得的無論大小的機會都心存感激。我每年都回台灣探望母親這邊的親戚，這些年裡，學習自己的文化、吃當地街邊小吃、講普通話，都有助於我與自己的台灣文化保持緊密聯繫。我的家人很傳統，這也塑造了我今日的信念以及價值觀。

I believe studying Architecture and Design at the university of Sydney really helped to contribute to my visual palette as it helped me to develop my eye for composition.
在悉尼大學完成的建築和設計學習培養了我對構圖的把握，對視覺創作有很大幫助。

This fall, we interviewed the talented content creator, photographer, and stylist Li-Chi Pan. If you’ve see her Instagram feed, you would know why she was recognized by ELLE Magazine for her artistic work. We asked Li-Chi to introduce herself for our Fête audiences to get to know more about her inspiration and creations!

我們採訪了 Li-Chi — 她是一位出色的內容創作者、攝影師和造型師。如果你看過她的 Instagram 頁面，就一定不難理解為什麼 ELLE 雜誌稱她為 Insta-crush！隨我們一起來了解她的成長故事和創作靈感吧！

What subjects do you choose to shoot and why?
你選擇哪些題材拍攝，為什麼？

I shoot various celebrities from Australia - it can be seen on my instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lichipan.studios/ - I love shooting people as they have stories to tell and I try my best to convey this through my images.
我為不少澳大利亞明星拍過照，大家可以在我的 Instagram 頁面上看到這些作品：https://www.instagram.com/lichipan.studios/。我熱衷人像攝影，因為通過鏡頭，我能捉捕有故事的人像。

What are your favourite cities in Asia? And why?
你最喜歡的亞洲城市有哪些？為什麼？

I love Tokyo, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong & Shanghai! Tokyo has some of the best hidden gems, South Korea is rich in culture, Taiwan for it's street food, Hong Kong for the cosmopolitan atmosphere and Shanghai for its futuristic architecture.
我喜歡東京、南韓、台灣、香港和上海！因為東京有許多值得去探索和發現的好地方，南韓的文化很有蘊涵，台灣的街邊小吃讓我流連忘返，香港的都市氣息令人嚮往，而上海則有著非常強烈的未來感。

What is your favourite photograph you've taken to date? Why is it your favourite?
以往拍攝的照片裡，你最喜歡哪一張？為什麼？

An image I shot for Nicole Warne (@nicolewarne) her wedding - It was my first image featured on the Vogue US website!
那肯定是我在 Nicole Warne 的婚禮上為她拍的一張照片 — 這是我在 Vogue US 網站上刊登的第一張攝影作品！

Where do you see your next steps being?
未來的計劃是什麼？

I recently completed my photography studies at New York Film Academy and am currently planning on hosting my first solo photographic art exhibition at the CoMA gallery in Sydney in January 2020! I will be establishing my photo studio in 2020 too. Lots of exciting things in the works!
我剛完成在紐約電影學院的學習，目前正在籌劃明年在悉尼當代美術館舉辦我的第一個攝影藝術個展。2020年，我也會建立個人攝影工作室。這些都很令我期待！