Photographer Chris Steele-Perkins was born in Burma and moved to Britain in 1949. He studied psychology at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In 1971 he began working as a freelance photographer in London. He joined the Paris-based agency Viva in 1976. In 1979 Steele-Perkins joined Magnum and began working extensively in the developing world. He has published many photographic books and won numerous awards. His work is included in public collections worldwide.