Charlie Kwai

Charlie Kwai was born in Bethnal Green, London in 1986. He studied Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins in London and went onto pursue his interest in photography and film in 2014. Charlie is known for his honest, up-front and energetic street photographs from around the World in places such as Mexico, Ghana, China and the UK. Kwai is inspired to photograph in locations that are overlooked and difficult to navigate, centering his work around places that would otherwise not exist without the people who are there. His debut solo show ‘Parade’ was in July 2015 at Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes, London followed by ‘Gold Dust’ in the same space the following summer. Kwai’s self published book ‘Overtime’ was exhibited at KK Outlet. In the same year he successfully crowd funded ‘Sweet Dreams’ on Kickstarter. In 2018 he self published Al Pastor with an exhibition at Haut Space, London. In 2023 he successfully crowd-funded ‘Magnetite’ on Kickstarter. Charlie continues to work on several personal projects around the UK and often travels abroad for his own work and on assignment.

Selected Press

• The Face — Magnetite

• Dazed — McDonalds

• BJP — Love, life and death in Mexico

• Metal — Smile for the Camera

• It's Nice That — Britain