Christopher Garrison Malarick is a photographer and designer whose practice merges street observation, environmental study, and a deep sensitivity to place. After moving to New York in 2018, he picked up a camera with no formal training—an impulse that quickly grew into a disciplined artistic practice shaped by influences such as Joel Meyerowitz, Tehching Hsieh, and Vivian Maier. What began as an instinctive way of documenting daily life across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens evolved into a richer investigation of photographic neutrality, perception, and the constructed nature of the image.

As the city transformed during the pandemic, so did Christopher’s work. He shifted from focusing on human presence to examining its traces—capturing the textures, atmospheres, and subtle imprints of lived experience embedded in streetscapes and natural environments. This shift paralleled his time summiting the 35,000-foot peaks of the Catskills, where he found resonance between urban observation and wilderness immersion. Today, his practice spans street photography, environmental imagery, studio work, and commercial photography, all connected by an interest in feeling, presence, and the emotional registers that linger in the spaces we inhabit.

Influenced as much by sonic experimenters like William Basinski and Felicia Atkinson as by photographers such as Richard Mosse and Gregory Halpern, Christopher approaches image-making as a form of deep listening and patient observation. His work remains a personal tool—one that mirrors the world back to him while helping him understand the interior shifts that shape his vision. Through his images, he invites viewers to slow down, pay attention, and sense the quiet magic that exists just out of view.

— excerpt from Rockella Space’s One Eyed Studio Member Profile. Link.