Chris Floyd

Chris Floyd (born 1968) is a British photographer based in London. He is known chiefly for his celebrity portraiture and reportage, beginning with the Britpop music scene in the 1990s. He also works with fashion and advertising photography and film. In 2011, he exhibited his series of 140 portraits of Twitter users.

Life and work

Floyd was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. In 1994, Floyd started working for Loaded as well as The Face and Dazed & Confused magazines. His photography in this period is strongly associated with the era of Britpop. and 2013.

In 2011, he exhibited his series of 140 portraits of Twitter users, One Hundred and Forty Characters.

Publications Publications by Floyd The Verve: Photographs By Chris Floyd. London: Reel Art, 2017. Edited by Dave Brolan. .

Publications with contributions by Floyd Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained. Oxford: Focal, 2014. By Grant Scott. . With contributions from Floyd, Alicia Bruce, Peter Dench, Niall McDiarmid and Jim Mortram. Great Britons of Photography Vol.1: The Dench Dozen. Eastbourne, UK: Hungry Eye, 2016. . Edited by Peter Dench. With photographs by and transcripts of interviews between Dench and Floyd, Jocelyn Bain Hogg, Marcus Bleasdale, Harry Borden, John Bulmer, Brian Griffin, Laura Pannack, Martin Parr, Tom Stoddart, Homer Sykes, and Anastasia Taylor-Lind. 160 pages. Edition of 500 copies.

Collections National Portrait Gallery, London: 14 prints (as of January 2019)