CHRISTIAN KEENAN

Born 1973
London, England

Christian currently lives in Hong Kong and focuses on documentary photography throughout Asia, with particular emphasis on China.

He began his photographic career after leaving the British Army in 1994. He worked for three years as a press photographer in the Channel Islands and freelances for many of the UK national papers. His projects have taken him to Bangladesh, Kosovo and Bosnia. He is currently working on several long-term projects in China.

His photographic work is mainly done in black and white and concentrates on people and their daily lives. At the moment Christian is concentrating mostly on China. "To me China just screams black and white and that is what I love doing, the people are friendly and the country is very diverse which all adds up to some great images".

Awards

World Press Photo 2nd place Arts Category 2002
Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents Photographer of the Year 2001