Chris Tait first picked up a camera of his own to chronicle three months of exploring Canada coast-to-coast, sleeping on park benches and bus seats, and living on dollars a day.

Since then he's found a passionate calling for things visual, photographing everything from weddings and events to magazine assignments and gallery art. He is a co-founder of YYCStreet, a street photography group working mostly in analogue processes, and local zine publishing collective Boxman Press.

Chris worked for a spell peddling the tools of his trade at The Camera Store, where, apart from sometimes feeling a bit like a diabetic kid in a candy shop, he delighted in wonderful glass and mechanical things on a daily basis.

He shoots with a range of both digital and film cameras. Highlights include the Swedish boxiness of a Hasselblad 500C/M (See also: Volvo, Ikea, latter-day Anita Ekberg), the ninja-like shutter of a Leica M3, the old-timey charm and occasional frustration of a Graflex Crown Graphic and the workhorse reliability of a Canon 5D Mark III.

Chris put on his first group gallery show in March 2009, entitled BARE. He has been displayed in various corners of the city since, including train stations, arts markets and various charity events. He is also a recurring contributor to the Calgary Creative City Collaboration, can sometimes be found behind a table at Market Collective and has a show every year at the month-long Exposure Photo Festival. He is also heavily involved in the Sled Island and Calgary Folk music festivals' respective photo crews.

Chris has a BA in English Literature, enjoys slightly impossible things and is strangely comfortable referring to himself in the third person.