Chris Dei Photography

Chris Dei is an award winning photographer whose wildlife images depict the beauty of a world most of us can only dream about. Originally trained as a classical pianist in the U.S. and Europe, she brings a lifetime of experience and creativity to her work.

There is a generally perceived notion that an image is created during a thoughtful exchange of energy between the photographer and the subject. But for me, thought is not the main operating instrument of consciousness at that instant. Thought slows down, boundaries melt and there enters a profound stillness where everything disappears. I have never found words adequate to convey the timelessness of that moment. Only Silence. And the experience can only be partially relayed by the image that results. I’m simply a vehicle. The essence comes from somewhere else that really…..I have very little to do with.

• Lot 84, Mt. Kisco, NY. "Africa by Dei" - exhibit of large wildlife works on canvas - through June 30, 2008.

• 17th Annual Artists of the African Rainforest - Auction by Sotheby's. April 2008.

Exhibit in Malindi, Kenya. December 2007 - June 2008

• "Lo Scintillio della Savana" - Malindi, Kenya. December 2007 through June 2008

• "Escapes" - An Exhibition of Fine Art Photography - The Maserati/Ferrari Showroom at Wide World of Cars. June 21 - July 21, 2007

• "Artists for Africa" - The African Rainforest Conservancy Gala Benefit; auction by Sothebys. May 2007

• "Tripping the Light Fantastic" - A Fine Art Photography Exhibition - The Agora Gallery, 530 W. 25th St. Chelsea, New York - March 2007

• Semi-finalist - Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, 2006

• "A Night for Artists, A Night for Africa" – Artists for the African Rainforest - New York, May 2005

• "The Heart of Wildlife Defense" – The Bill Jordan Wildlife Defense Fund USA - Madison, WI, April 2005

• The HypeGallery / Les Rencontres d’Artes - Arles, France, July 2005

• The Robert Miller Gallery – New York, NY, Sept 2005

• 1st Place, Portrait Division - National Photo Award for Excellence in Photography, August 2005

• National Photo Awards – 2005

  • Photographer of the Year Award – Professional Division
  • 2005 Overall Winner – Open Category
  • 2005 Award of Excellence – Travel/Scenic

• Featured Artist – The Art Fix, August 2005

• Winner – Best of New York Artists and Artisans 2005

• Artists For Conservation

  Artists For Conservation - formerly the Worldwide Nature Artists Group - by invitation only, an exclusive, international non-profit organization, representing the world's leading collective of nature artists. It's mission is to support wildlife and habitat conservation and environmental education through art that celebrates the natural world.

• African Tribal Arts Gallery

  Nairobi, Kenya

  (for private viewing, please contact Lisa Christoffersen: lisa@africaonline.co.ke)

• "Illuminations" A book of original artworks, photographs, poems and interviews by 180 artists and writers from 43 countries. Published by Ten Speed Press. 2006

• Woman Honored for Wildlife Photos, by Jennifer Weil. The Journal News, May 2005.

• Local Fine Art Photographer Chris Dei. The Hook Magazine : Local Culture, Art and Community in the Lower Hudson Valley, special feature article and cover story, July/Aug. 2005

"Your picture is ravishing. Thank you!" Ali MacGraw

"Thank you so much for all you support and help. We so appreciated your being here with your beautiful work." Sheena Bliss, Dir. , Bill Jordan Wildlife Defense Fund USA

"It was a delight to have you there, and your work was highly successful…thank you so much again…" Jeff Hobbs, African Rainforest Conservancy

• Artists For Conservation (formerly Worldwide Nature Artists Group)
• National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)
• Age fotostock
• North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA)