Her photographic prints are collected and featured in leading publications internationally. Chen is currently based in Ho Chi Minh City after a nomadic life in Buenos Aires, Santiago, Atlanta, Copenhagen, Bangkok and other places. Her recent projects include an ongoing portrait series of Thai transgender women in mainstream occupations, “Nocturne”: Bangkok’s Chinatown at rest; "Chungking Mansions: the last ghetto in Hong Kong" and a portrait series on Vietnam's billionaire women. Chen's photographic subjects include themes on identity, displacement and subcultures. A classically trained violinist, Chen’s passions include architecture, interiors and music. She currently divides her time between Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and Europe.