Work

I was a photographic specialist at Christie's the international fine art auction house based in South Kensington, London from 1986-2007.  Following a strategic review the company decided to close its collectors' departments and,  along with a number of other colleagues, I was made redundant in August 2007. 

During my career at Christie's I grew the department from a turnover of £200,000 to £2 million at its peak and held the world auction record for a camera and numerous other auction records during this time. Alongside my specialist role I was also Head of Collectors, a Director and auctioneer.

I am currently undertaking some limited consultancy on two one-off projects through to early 2008 and am undertaking a full-time PhD looking at aspects of British photographic history.
 
Michael Pritchard taking the last regular Christie's camera auction June 2007 Michael Pritchard, left, taking the last regular Christie's camera auction in June 2007