Christopher Wilton-Steer’s photography explores less well documented
and often misunderstood parts of the world.

His work aims to build bridges of interest and understanding between cultures and bring attention to diminishing cultures.

Born in London and based in the United Kingdom, Christopher spent part of his 20s living and working in Beijing, China. “Looking out of the airplane window, I would often wonder about the cultures in-between the two ends of Eurasia. It was then that seed of an idea about an overland journey was planted.” Twelve years later he set off from King’s Cross on a journey which became the subject of an exhibition and this book. The Silk Road: A Living History exhibition was shown in London in 2021 and Toronto in 2022.

Christopher’s work is regularly featured in National Geographic, The Guardian, CNN, Financial Times, and Der Spiegel amongst others. His previous exhibition – The Artisans of al-Darb al-Ahmar: Life and Work in Historic Cairo – was shown at London’s Royal Geographical Society in 2018, in Brussels in 2019 and in Austria in 2021.