About

Chris de Beer-Procter (she/her) is a queer photographer and photojournalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. Her practice is primarily lens-based, using social documentary and portraiture to tell human stories at the intersection of the personal and political on a range of topics. She works for a range of clients including NGOs, corporates and editorial publications.

Behind the lens Chris’ interests are wide ranging, but she is often compelled to tell stories around social justice, particularly including LGBTQ rights, gender, women’s rights and disability rights. For the past few years she has been actively documenting the pursuit of LGBTQIA rights in Southern Africa, particularly in Namibia.

Chris has a particular interest in the politics of representation and ethical creative practice, especially in pursuit of diversifying the photographic archive. She is explored this through her Masters research which focused on the relationship between representations of people with intellectual and developmental disability and social stigma. She is a recipient of a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Vera Grover Fund and is a reviewer for the African Journal of Disabilities.

She is also a member of WomenPhotograph, The African Photojournalism Database and is a fellow of the VII Academy.