Chris Becher

Chris Becher is a documentary and editorial photographer dedicated to long-term projects exploring identity, social difference, and the lasting influence of history on contemporary life through portraiture. Shaped by his working-class background and upbringing across Europe with periods in the Americas, Chris develops both personal and commissioned work. His photography has been shown internationally, including at Art Rotterdam (NL), Fotografia Europea Festival (IT), Centro de la Imagen (MEX), Humble Arts Foundation (US), Städtische Galerie (GER), Melkweg (NL), MEP (FR), Noorderlicht Photo Festival (NL), and Deichtorhallen Hamburg (GER). He has received awards and grants such as the Cultuurfonds Artist Grant (2025), City Archives Amsterdam Documentary Commission Prize (2024), FOTODOK Talent Embassy Award (2024), and the Mondriaan Fonds Emerging Artist Grant (2023). Holding an MA from the Royal Academy of Art The Hague (KABK), with additional studies at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM) and National University Bogotá (UNAL), Chris also assists renowned photographer Dana Lixenberg. His recent collaborations include Oude Kerk, FOAM, City Archives Amsterdam, Museum Hilversum, Framer Framed, and publications such as De Correspondent and TRIGGER Magazine. Chris runs UNDERDOC Studio, a studio dedicated to bringing visibility to the work of other artists and art institutions in the creative and cultural field. Recent collaborations include Oude Kerk, FOAM, City Archives Amsterdam, Museum Hilversum, Framer Framed, and publications such as De Correspondent and TRIGGER magazine.