About

Christopher Manson is a British photographer and documentary maker living between the UK and Canada. He completed his B.A. (with Honors) at Northumbria University in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and his M.F.A. (Awarded with Distinction) at Ryerson University in Toronto. His photographs have been published in a number of publications including: The Observer on Sunday, The Daily Mail, The Express, Time Out Magazine, and on The New York Times LENS blog. In 2011, he self-published his first book of photography, Type 1 Teen - later that year, the book was nominated for a People’s Choice Award in the Photography Book Now competition. The recipient of a Visual Artists Grant from the Toronto Arts Council (2011), a Magnum Photos Scholarship (2010) and two consecutive Ryerson Graduate Awards (2009, 2010), his work has been exhibited in group shows at the American University Museum, (Washington, DC), Toronto Image Works (Toronto), and the CONTACT Photography Gallery (Toronto).