Christopher Anderson (photographer)

[2] Christopher Anderson first gained recognition for his pictures in 1999 when he boarded a small wooden boat with Haitian refugees trying to sail to America.

Anderson's early work from conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel/ Palestine earned international acclaim and awards such as two World Press Photo Awards and Magazine Photographer of the Year.

In 2004, Anderson began traveling to Venezuela to document the country under the presidency of Hugo Chávez.

His current work crosses genres, from documentary to art to portraiture of celebrities (such as Lady Gaga) and fashion.

Anderson was one of the early members of the VII Photo Agency that was formed by photographers James Nachtwey and Antonín Kratochvíl in 2001.