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DONGTAI ARCHIVE / PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM Tai McHenry holding his camera in blue light

Tai McHenry holding his camera in blue light

Chicago, Unfiltered

Bold travel frames and South Side Chicago event energy.

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Selected work

Moments fade,
Photographs don’t.

Travel, street, and city life—seen through color, movement, and light.

01 / 04 Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo’s Neon Pulse

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Tokyo’s Neon Pulse / 03 — Tokyo’s Neon Pulse

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02 / 04 Chicago

Urban Ruins

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Urban Ruins — cover — Urban Ruins

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03 / 04 People & everyday life

Candids

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A quiet moment in the classroom — Candids

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04 / 04 Color, light, and unexpected perspectives.

Vivid Abstractions

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Lanterns Adrift — Vivid Abstractions

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DSC_6325 — photograph selected for Dongtai’s biography

Beyond the fame

Stories in motion

I’m Tai McHenry—known as dongtai, a Chicago-based photographer. I capture bold color and real energy at South Side events like WealthCon and Hoopfest.

I find the best photos happen when you forget the camera, focusing on natural movement and quiet laughs. I’ve shot since 2023, following a lifelong obsession with images—from toy cameras at 4 to DJI drones and current gear. I enjoy fashion, Pokémon, and time with my family. If you want your moments captured naturally, we’ll get along.

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Chinatown shoot

Chinatown shoot

1AM Lathrop run

1AM Lathrop run

Photography & editing

Photography & editing

I gotta start charging my friends

I gotta start charging my friends

Downtown flicks

Downtown flicks

Blue flicks

Films on Instagram UMN Videography Late night shoot Halloween takeover