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I am a British artist, 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.



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

2003︎2006


2006︎2008


2008︎2018



2013
2017

2019


2019


2020


2020︎2022


2021︎2024



LITTLEWOOD.CHRIS@GMAIL.COM

SOUTH AFRICA:  +27721273645
UK, WHATSAPP:  +447846211035

INSTAGRAM
LINKEDIN

I am a British artist, 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
1981

2003︎2006


2006︎2008


2008︎2018



2013
2017

2019


2019


2020


2020︎2022


2021︎2024