Chris Killip

born 1946

Chris Killip, ‘People queuing outside of bakery during flour shortage (‘the bread strike’)’ 1977, printed 2010
People queuing outside of bakery during flour shortage (‘the bread strike’) 1977, printed 2010
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Biography

Chris Killip (born 11 July 1946) is a Manx photographer who worked at Harvard University in Cambridge, from 1991 to 2017, as a Professor of Visual and Environmental Studies. Killip is well known for his gritty black and white images of people and places.

Killip is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Henri Cartier-Bresson Award (for In Flagrante). He has exhibited all over the world, written extensively, appeared on radio and television, and has curated many exhibitions.

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