Bio

Chris is a lens based artist working with a diverse range of subject matter and media. Contemplative observation best describe his process; with a strong graphic sensibility in both his pictorial and abstract work.

Chris began his photographic career in 1981, working freelance for corporate, multi-media and editorial clients which evolved into a position as director of photography with a multi-media firm. The years working on visual content for Fortune 500 companies were invaluable when Chris returned to independent work in 1988.  His professional work has been recognized in American Photography Annuals, Communication Arts Design & Photo Annuals, PDN and many advertising and design award competitions. He has lectured at OCAD and Toronto Metropolitan University, and mentored youth in the Magenta Foundation Incubator program. He has worked pro-bono with PEN Canada on several annual reports, and with other non-profit organizations. Throughout his career, Chris has made a conscious decision to make personal work that differed from his professional work.  His fine art photography can be found in corporate and private collections throughout North America and Europe.

About My Work

My work is based on the simple narratives of the everyday captured in urban and natural environments, documenting the cycles of change and regeneration through the seasons and years. My lens based abstract work is created using multiple images from my archive, carefully composing layers of each image, often with painted and three dimensional elements to achieve the desired results. 

“When the light is good, I like to photograph whatever gets in its way.”

 “In my youth, I was strongly influenced by the abstract expressionists.”

“Over the last few years I've been exploring the idea that in its essence, the natural environment is an endless tapestry of shapes, colours and textures, blending into one another creating undefinable abstracts.”

“I’m drawn to the nuance of place: a hillside of drying grass; a thicket of bramble; a crumbling wall; the geometry of a city.”

“….Just a bunch of atoms.

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