Chris Kirby

Admitted to the Kingston School of Art & Design in the 1960s

Appointed an Olympus Cameras Ambassador in the 1970s

Gained a diploma in journalism from the British School of Journalism and became a freelance editorial & documentary photographer working in the UK and post Mandela South Africa

Exhibitions: (including)

Truman Gallery, London "AOP Awards"
St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London "Gogos"
Mall Gallery, London "National Geographic Traveller Awards"
Klompching Gallery, New York "New Beginnings"
Maddermarket Gallery, Norwich "Soweto On the Inside"
Spazio Tetenal, Rome, Italy “Circus”

Recognition: (including)

Award of Merit - Grand Prix de la Decouverte, 2013
Honourable Mentions - IPA International Photography Awards, 2015
Winner - Urban Photographer of the Year, 2015
Nominee - International Colour Awards, 2016
Finalist - LensCulture Connect, 2016
Open Series finalist - Association of Photographers - AOP Awards, 2016
Age International finalist, 2016
Honourable Mentions - IPA International Photography Awards, 2016
Nominee - Black and White Spider Awards, 2016
Winner - Black and White International Award, 2016
Winner - LensCulture Exposure Awards - Juror's Choice 2018

Publications |(including)

"Soweto, Informal Portraits" - photobook, Aperture Books
"Borders, Boundaries, Edges" – Lens Culture (online mag)
"Article" Edge of Humanity Magazine
"Article" Schwarzweiss Magazine, Germany
"Under the Big Top" - photobook
"Circus" photobook