About Stefan Irvine

Born in London in 1976, Stefan Irvine has been based in Hong Kong since 2002. With a background in photojournalism and commercial photography, the last few years have seen him focus on fine art photography projects.

Stefan's photographs have been exhibited in New York, London and Hong Kong, as well as appearing in publications globally including The New York Times, National Geographic, Forbes, Rolling Stone, and The Wall Street Journal. He is the winner of the Independent on Sunday/Oxfam Photojournalist Award and was awarded 1st Place in the Architecture/Other category of the International Photography Awards (IPA) 2020. Stefan’s photobook on Hong Kong’s Abandoned Villages was awarded 3rd Place in the International Photography Awards 2024.

Exhibition credits include:

Solo Exhibition and Book Launch — “Abandoned Villages of Hong Kong” — at Blue Lotus Gallery, Hong Kong, 2024
Solo Exhibition at The Park Lane Hotel, Hong Kong 2021
“In The House” group exhibition at Soho House Hong Kong, 2021
“Driven” group exhibition at Mercedes flagship showroom, Hong Kong, 2021
“Reconstruct” Duo Exhibition at Blue Lotus Gallery Hong Kong, 2019
Solo Exhibition at the Foreign Correspondents' Club Hong Kong, 2018
Exhibiting artist at the Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Featured artist at “Patterns of Living” Group Exhibition at Picture This Gallery, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Human Rights Art Prize Exhibition at Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Hong Kong
Featured artist at Exit Art Gallery, New York
Guest Artist at HEX Project at XXX Gallery, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition at The London Institute
Group Exhibition at The Spitz Gallery, London
Featured artist at Folly Gallery, Lancaster, UK