Every year hundreds of bboys and bgirls from all over the world descend on Austin, Texas to compete in one of the biggest bboy jams in the country, Bboy City. 2009 was no different and on Sunday, April 26th I headed down to the Parish to capture it all. If you’ve never been to a […]

I shot a great portrait session with Beth (who also happens to be a photographer) a couple of weeks back. She was a great portrait subject, we got plenty of great shots, and we had a lot of fun shooting, so I wanted to share with all of you! To highlight her beautiful teal prom […]

In January of 2009, I participated in a Strobist photo shoot at the Go Dance Studio in Austin, Texas and had the pleasure of meeting a whole bunch of talented dancers. The Go Dance studio had beautiful bluish green walls that made the perfect backdrop for my studio portraits. I shot more than a dozen […]

Just a week ago, I had the pleasure of shooting Ann and Gerry’s beautiful wedding weekend in Charleston, South Carolina. The wedding was great – complete with a pig roast the night before, a beautiful downtown Charleston location, top notch food during the reception including shrimp and grits, a hilarious round of songs and toasts […]

Photos from my trip to Spain in 2004 – the country is beautiful although I had mixed feelings about the trip due to some drama and an attempted mugging where I had to fight off a gypsy who tried to steal my camera! I guess it’s all funny a few years later. On the way […]

About a year ago, I photographed the martial arts group Cry Havok in their practice space in Austin Texas. These guys are Martial Arts action choreography experts, using a variety of weapons and hand to hand combat techniques. While they look pretty intimidating, these guys were really cool to work with and they seemed like cool dudes.

Last updated: 04-08-09 So you want to buy a digital camera but don’t know where do you start? This post is for you. Being a photographer, a lot of friends ask me, “what camera should I buy?” Usually there is a list of things that they want in a camera and a target price. So […]

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2009 Fall Winter – Austin based runway photographer Peter Tsai goes covers New York Runway Fashion Shows in historic Bryant Park in New York City. Back in February, I was in New York to cover the runway shows at Mercedes-Benz Fashion week in New York! It was an awesome trip, had a […]

Austin, Texas – Photographer Peter Tsai and his experiences at South by Southwest 2009. I recently got the chance to photograph all three conferences at South by Southwest 2009 (Interactive, Film, and Music). All in all it was a great experience and totally worth the late nights going to concerts and film screenings. I’m glad […]

A short photo essay of the New York City Subway system

I just got back from a trip to New York City and had my trusty Canon A590 in my pocket to document the trip. Take a look at the shots I got of the subway shooting from the hip while killing time on the many subway trips I took.