I am an artist and curator, born in Hong Kong, now based in Johannesburg, South Africa. My practice is rooted in a non-narrative documentary tradition and centres around observations of built environments, cultural landscapes, and material culture, particularly within East and Southern Africa. My approach to photography also incorporates still-life and sculptural elements, resulting in hybrid projects that explore how architecture—or how architecture is inhabited, adapted, or abandoned—shapes the expression and experience of culture. For me, architectural photography is in direct dialogue with the cultural and historical value of buildings and their locales.
Recent projects include Swahili Morphology, a study of urbanism and heritage along the East African littoral; Through Monuments, which examines the tensions between memory, landscape, and ideology in postcolonial Southern Africa; and Organised Island, which explores the relationship between colonial infrastructure and vernacular building traditions on Mozambique’s former slave-trading islands.
My work has been recognised with an Honourable Mention in the Hariban Award (2023) and by being shortlisted for the CAP Prize – the Contemporary African Photography Prize (2024). Beyond my artistic practice, I have curated over 60 exhibitions at international galleries, and my writing has appeared in artists’ books, magazines, and career retrospectives.
My work has been recognised with an Honourable Mention in the Hariban Award (2023) and by being shortlisted for the CAP Prize – the Contemporary African Photography Prize (2024). Beyond my artistic practice, I have curated over 60 exhibitions at international galleries, and my writing has appeared in artists’ books, magazines, and career retrospectives.
Born in Hong Kong
BA (hons) Photography,
UAL: London College of Communication
Roof Unit Photographic Studio,
London
Flowers Gallery, Photography Director,
London
Architectural Association Visiting School,
Unknown Fields, Madagascar
Las Pozas, Mexico
Relocated to Johannesburg,
South Africa
Saba Artist Residency,
Lamu Island, Kenya
Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg,
Visual Culture Trainer
Edward Burtynsky Studio,
Africa consultant
Robert Morat Galerie,
Art fair consultant
©2025 All images and text unless otherwise credited copyright Christopher Littlewood
1981
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2006︎2008
2008︎2018
2013
2017
2019
2019
2020
2020︎2022
2021︎2024
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I am an artist and curator, born in Hong Kong, now based in Johannesburg, South Africa. My practice is rooted in a non-narrative documentary tradition and centres around observations of built environments, cultural landscapes, and material culture, particularly within East and Southern Africa. My approach to photography also incorporates still-life and sculptural elements, resulting in hybrid projects that explore how architecture—or how architecture is inhabited, adapted, or abandoned—shapes the expression and experience of culture. For me, architectural photography is in direct dialogue with the cultural and historical value of buildings and their locales.
Recent projects include Swahili Morphology, a study of urbanism and heritage along the East African littoral; Through Monuments, which examines the tensions between memory, landscape, and ideology in postcolonial Southern Africa; and Organised Island, which explores the relationship between colonial infrastructure and vernacular building traditions on Mozambique’s former slave-trading islands.
My work has been recognised with an Honourable Mention in the Hariban Award (2023) and by being shortlisted for the CAP Prize – the Contemporary African Photography Prize (2024). Beyond my artistic practice, I have curated over 60 exhibitions at international galleries, and my writing has appeared in artists’ books, magazines, and career retrospectives.
©2025 All images and text unless otherwise credited copyright Christopher Littlewood
SOUTH AFRICA: +27721273645
UK, WHATSAPP: +447846211035
I am an artist and curator, born in Hong Kong, now based in Johannesburg, South Africa. My practice is rooted in a non-narrative documentary tradition and centres around observations of built environments, cultural landscapes, and material culture, particularly within East and Southern Africa. My approach to photography also incorporates still-life and sculptural elements, resulting in hybrid projects that explore how architecture—or how architecture is inhabited, adapted, or abandoned—shapes the expression and experience of culture. For me, architectural photography is in direct dialogue with the cultural and historical value of buildings and their locales.
Recent projects include Swahili Morphology, a study of urbanism and heritage along the East African littoral; Through Monuments, which examines the tensions between memory, landscape, and ideology in postcolonial Southern Africa; and Organised Island, which explores the relationship between colonial infrastructure and vernacular building traditions on Mozambique’s former slave-trading islands.
My work has been recognised with an Honourable Mention in the Hariban Award (2023) and by being shortlisted for the CAP Prize – the Contemporary African Photography Prize (2024). Beyond my artistic practice, I have curated over 60 exhibitions at international galleries, and my writing has appeared in artists’ books, magazines, and career retrospectives.
©2025 All images and text unless otherwise credited copyright Christopher Littlewood
Born in Hong Kong
BA (hons) Photography,
UAL: London College of Communication
Roof Unit Photographic Studio,
London
Flowers Gallery, Photography Director,
London
Architectural Association Visiting School,
Unknown Fields, Madagascar
Las Pozas, Mexico
Relocated to Johannesburg,
South Africa
Saba Artist Residency,
Lamu Island, Kenya
Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg,
Visual Culture Trainer
Edward Burtynsky Studio,
Africa consultant
Robert Morat Galerie,
Art fair consultant
BA (hons) Photography,
UAL: London College of Communication
Roof Unit Photographic Studio,
London
Flowers Gallery, Photography Director,
London
Architectural Association Visiting School,
Unknown Fields, Madagascar
Las Pozas, Mexico
Relocated to Johannesburg,
South Africa
Saba Artist Residency,
Lamu Island, Kenya
Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg,
Visual Culture Trainer
Edward Burtynsky Studio,
Africa consultant
Robert Morat Galerie,
Art fair consultant
1981
2003︎2006
2006︎2008
2008︎2018
2013
2017
2019
2019
2020
2020︎2022
2021︎2024
2003︎2006
2006︎2008
2008︎2018
2013
2017
2019
2019
2020
2020︎2022
2021︎2024