About
info@chrishoare.org
0786 4032 330
Based in Bristol (UK), available worldwide.
Editioned prints available
Chris is a photographer born in Bristol, 1989. It is his hometown which is the subject for much of his work. He completed an MA in Photography at University West of England and it is at the university where he currently works as a photography technician part-time. The rest of his time is spent working on long-term projects and working on commissions.
Within his personal work he is interested in areas of society that he feels are overlooked in some way, alongside exploring themes of identity and place.
Publications
Dazed and Confused, New York Times, Newstateman, VICE, The Financial Times, Le Monde, British Journal of Photography, PORT Magazine, The Guardian, Fisheye, SEASON, Hot Potato, HUCK, The Wire, Soccerbible, Les Inrockuptibles, Lufthansa Magazine, Timeout, The Commuter Journal, B24/7,
Features
HUCK Magazine (Seven Hills)
It’s Nice That (Seven Hills)
It’s Nice That (Growing Spaces)
HUCK (Growing Spaces)
British Journal of Photography
HUCK (Dreamers)
Whynowworld
AWARDS / EXHIBITIONS
2021
Besides Press launch (Liberty House) - Exhibition
FORMAT Festival - ‘Covid19 A Year Lived’ - Exhibition
Palm* Photo Prize - Exhibition
Growing Spaces - Solo Exhibition (Bristol Photo Festival)
2020
Rencontres d’Arles ‘Night Of The Year’ - Projection
Palm* Photo Prize - Finalist
GRAIN - Covid-19 Reponse - Bursary
2019
Source Magazine MA Graduate - Selected (Micheal Mack)
Carte Blanche (Paris Photo) - Exhibition/selected
Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize - Finalist x 2 - Exhibition
Anrolfini Photography | CARNIVAL POP UP - Exhibition
Martin Parr Foundation - Tellers - Exhibition
Palm* Photo Prize - Finalist
PHmuseum Grant - Shortlist
Head On Photo Festival - Finalist
LPA Futures - Shortlist
Genesis Imaging Postgraduate Bursary Award - Judge
2018
‘Creative treatment of actuality’ Symposium (UWE)
British Journal of Photography / Meet California 'Best so Far'
Martin Parr Foundation - UWE MA Photography Foundations - Exhibition
Genesis Imaging Postgraduate Bursary Award - Winner
British Journal of Photography / Postcards from Copenhagen - Finalist
Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize - Semi-Finalist x 2
2017
British Journal of Photography / Portrait of Britain - Finalist