Born and raised in Minnesota, Chris Becker studied photography at Ohio University before assisting photographers in New York City from 1989 to 1992. After spending two years living in Taiwan, he returned to Minnesota to work with Honeywell, advertising agencies, and travel magazines.

Chris then moved back to New York City for several years, exhibiting his work in galleries, before eventually relocating to Maine. He currently lives in Kennebunk, Maine, and operates a studio and gallery in Kennebunkport. Chris continues to focus on fine art and editorial documentary photography. When not in his studio, he can often be found outdoors, exploring the natural world.

Chris describes his photography as a study of time made visible. Through long exposures and intentional motion, he captures the transfer of energy. He is drawn to the tension between the natural world and the built environment—where light, time, and structure intersect. Based in Kennebunk, Maine, his work often begins with the quiet drama of the New England landscape, but his lens also ventures into the streets of cities across the U.S. and abroad, seeking stories embedded in concrete, shadows, and overlooked spaces.

and overlooked spaces.

 

Client List

Holly Hunt Design
Diana Sawicki Interior Design
Shelley Morris Interiors
Simeone Deary Design
GSD Interiors
Dorato Home Design
Ariana Fischer Design
Kolbe Windows & Doors
The New York Times
New York Magazine
Boston Magazine
National Geographic Adventure
Down East Magazine
Yankee Magazine
New Hampshire Magazine
World Geographic Magazine
Honeywell Inc.
Saatchi & Saatchi
Toyota
Azek
DDB

Selected Exhibitions

2016 Mushrooms in the Night / Solo Show, East West Gallery, Naples, FL
2013 Hawk & Handsaw: Twenty Who Know the Difference, CMCA, Rockport, ME
2013 Illuminators, OK Harris, New York, NY
2013 Eye Witness, Trudy Labell Fine Art, Naples, FL
2012 Gardens, E. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas
2010 Environmental Landscapes, University of New England, ME
2010 Photographing Maine: Ten Years Later, CMCA, Rockport, ME
2010 About Time, Jim Kempner Fine Art. New York, NY
2010 Capture, Maine Museum of Photographic Artists, ME
2009 A Pictures Worth, E. Moss Gallery, Falmouth, ME
2008 Summer Group Show,Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME
2008 Places, Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York, NY
2007 07 Biennial, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
2006 12th Juried Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Photo, MA
2006 80th International Competition, The Print Center, PA
2006 Night, Solo Show, Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York, NY
2006 Recent Work, The Banks Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2006 Prelude to Spring, River Tree Center For The Arts, ME
2005 Group Show, The Photographic Collective, Portland, ME
2005 Summer Show, Westport Arts Center, CT
2005 Ripe For Picking, Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York, NY
2004 Nightscapes, A Little More Red, Scottsdale, AZ
2003 Seven Contemporary Photographers, JKFA, New York, NY
2003 Light Time Space, New Century Artists, New York, NY
2002 XXV Photoshow, Liebig Gallery, CT
2002 Into The Light, Photo District Gallery, NYC
2002 Here is New York, New York, NY