Chris Coe is a self-taught photographer who, since turning professional in 1992, has combined his passion for photography with a love of travel. He photographs landscapes, people, wildlife and architecture in a range of formats including 35mm, panoramic and medium format using both film and digital cameras.
His work has been widely published in newspapers, magazines and books and his clients include major multinational companies. Chris has shot over 40 travel and coffee table books. His first book on photography, ‘The Art of Landscape Photography' is widely used as a reference work. Chris lectures on a variety photographic subjects, including travel, landscape and stock photography, at major conferences and events such as Focus on Imaging, Adobe Live and the Daily Telegraph Adventure Show. He has also presented photographic features for TV.
After many years working in the travel industry and seeing at first hand how little recognition is given to many of the very talented photographers who shoot travel related images, Chris decided to set up the Travel Photographer of the Year competition. This competition is now in its fourth year and is rapidly growing into ‘the' major international showcase for travel photography.
Chris says "I believe photography is simple. It's not about what equipment you use or complicated camera features; it's about images. Everyone can take good pictures with a little help to show them how to see the strongest image."