Chris, aged 37 is a photographer and filmmaker from Glasgow. He graduated in Psychology and Politics in 1996 and after writing his thesis on Nationalism and Ethnic Cleansing in the former Yugoslavia, he then spent 6 months working on a social reconstruction project in war torn Croatia.
With a passion for all things Balkan and surrounded by the scarred landscapes of Croatia, he started using an old 35mm camera in order to try to document his experience. He started a photography project in 1997 as a volunteer when he set up and managed a photographic project for children in Sarajevo orphanage. The project taught children the basic principles of BW photography and print making in a specially constructed darkroom and ran for 4 years.
Chris then joined a UK based International charity as a
Visual Communications Manager in 2000, with responsibility for photography,
short documentary films, print and web design.
In 2005 Chris set up business as a freelance film-maker, photographer and visual
communications specialist. He continues to work for several international
charities and NGOs travelling throughout Eastern Europe and Africa
photographing and filming to documenting their work.
Chris gained a distinction award for a Masters in Documentary Photography course for his project Hope, memories, loss and community telling hidden stories of regeneration throughout Glasgow, from the closure of Paddys Market to the demolition of Sighthill and the Oatlands, to the eviction of Margaret Jaconelli in Dalmarnock. He is continuing with this project and the documentation of a changing Glasgow under the title of The Glasgow Renaissance.