The photography of Christy Lee Roger's has often been compared to Baroque painting masters like Caravaggio and Rubens, with dramatic chiaroscuro light; yet it pulses with its own celestial rhythm—where darkness surrenders to the soft radiance of light, and each image feels like a snapshot from a dream. Rogers’ passion for blending light, movement, and emotion has earned her numerous accolades, including the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards Open Photographer of the Year in 2019. She is also a two time finalist for the Contemporary Talents Award from the Fondation François Schneider in France. Her influence has extended into music as well, where her image Harmony was featured on the album cover for Wang Chung’s Orchesography, fusing her dreamlike visuals with the rhythm of sound. And her Odyssey images were selected for the 2013–2014 performance season of the Angers-Nantes Opera in France. One of Rogers’ most celebrated works, Reckless Unbound, now resides at Longleat House in the UK; the stately home, which is the seat of the Marquesses of Bath and also home to Renaissance gems of the Italian masters, like Titan’s "Rest on the Flight into Egypt."
Rogers’ underwater artworks have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the globe, from Paris to Shanghai, and have graced the covers of prominent publications. Her work has garnered critical acclaim for its otherworldly beauty and emotional depth, offering a meditative reflection on the nature of life itself.
More than mere images, her pieces are hymns to the human condition—its fragility, its resilience, its longing for connection, and its capacity for renewal. With every collection, Rogers pushes the boundaries of contemporary art and emotion, inviting us to pause, to submerge ourselves in the unknown, and to emerge rejuvenated.
