Victor Chu is an award-winning drone pilot, photographer, creative producer and app producer with nearly two decades of experience in the media industry. He began his career as Photo Editor for the Bronx Times and later as a full-time photojournalist for the New York Daily News, covering stories throughout the New York metro area.

Victor’s work has garnered over two million views online, with his viral 2014 drone tribute to New York City featured by outlets including The New York Times, TIME, BBC, The Verge, Gothamist, Business Insider, and Gizmodo.

In 2016, he co-founded the mobile image marketplace app formerly known as Pablo, a finalist in the NYU $300K Entrepreneurship Challenge. During the pandemic, the app—rebranded as Ubiq—was featured on PIX11 and BronxNet for helping New Yorkers locate essential supermarket items. Victor continues to serve on Ubiq’s advisory board.

In 2017, he won Best Short at the DC Drone Film Festival for his “dronie” filmed at Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland.

His 2021 film of Jiu Zhai Gou National Park in China amassed over 300,000 views and is regarded as one of the top videos of the park. That same year, he directed an FPV film for the New York Public Library, featured by TimeOut, NBC, and PIX11, and appeared as a drone expert on PIX11 in a segment about a possible UFO sighting in New Jersey.

In 2022, Victor was profiled by The Drones World and Baruch College’s Alumni Magazine for his FPV and viral drone work.

In 2024, he produced a video highlighting how the non-profit Children’s Aid addressed chronic absenteeism in schools — a piece that was live-streamed by the White House.

In 2025, Victor worked as a drone pilot for Nova Sky Stories, operating hundreds of drones for the Van Gogh: Starry Nights exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden, where the drone light show served as the flagship exhibit to thousands of audience members each week. 

A Baruch College graduate with a major in Marketing and minor in Photography, Victor is FAA Part 107 certified. Off duty, he’s a music production and automotive enthusiast, regular swimmer and Citi-biker, and content creator with a YouTube channel focused on travel drone videography, tech, and creative discussions. He also wrote, directed, produced, shot, and edited feature-length improv-based romantic comedy featuring nearly 40 actors from diverse backgrounds.