Kris Hollington is a documentary and architectural photographer whose work explores lived space, infrastructure and the quiet social life of buildings and landscapes.
After a career as a journalist and bestselling non-fiction author, Kris came to photography in his 40s, bringing with him a deep engagement with narrative, systems, and observation developed over years of investigative work. This background continues to inform his photographic practice, which is rooted in sustained looking rather than spectacle.
His first major photographic project, Back to Normal - a long-term documentation of life in London during the COVID-19 pandemic - was supported by an Arts Council England grant and subsequently published as a photobook in 2021. The project was acquired by public collections and marked the beginning of his full transition to photography as his primary medium.
Kris has since developed a practice focused on the relationship between people, architecture and the structures that organise everyday life. He works regularly with architects and cultural institutions, including a commissioned body of work for Allies and Morrison, documenting their projects through a people-centred, documentary approach to architectural photography.
He is currently developing Whitechapel Market, a major photographic project documenting one of London’s most historic street markets at a moment of profound change. The project will culminate in a public exhibition at Tower Hamlets Town Hall, alongside a forthcoming publication.
Kris lives and works in London. His work is concerned with places shaped by use, negotiation and time - and with how large systems register quietly in everyday space.