[4][5][6] Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, Chan attended the Sri Cempaka school before pursuing a degree in international business from the Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia.

[7] Initially, Chan concentrated on corporate photography and photographed the weddings of his clients' children.

[3] He was the official photographer for the wedding of Tengku Aslahuddin Jaa'far and Sofia Erica Lane and was featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar.

[10] In the same year, he photographed the shooting of Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 6 in episode 11 in Kuala Lumpur.

[17] In 2012, he was listed in UK magazine Brides's "Top 20 Extremely Talented Destination Wedding Photographers in the World".