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Close-up of a person's face with blue eyes, focusing on the eyes and nose, with a shadow of a finger on the face.

A girl with wavy hair is holding a string of star-shaped decorations near a light source, casting shadows on the wall.

A close-up of a person wearing blue shorts, holding a child with their arms crossed in front of their chest. The child's legs are wrapped around the person's waist, and the child's hand rests on the person's shoulder. The background is dark and out o

Close-up of a baby's legs and feet lying on a textured surface, with the baby wearing a diaper.

A woman with long dark hair pulled back in a ponytail, eyes closed, resting her head in her hand, wearing a sleeveless top, necklace with a round pendant, and a ring on her finger.

Black and white photo of a sleeping baby lying on a soft surface with one arm raised and a hand near the head.

A hand holding a withered red flower against a plain wall, casting a shadow of the flower on the wall.

A black and white photograph of a woman holding a small child, with a man and a horse nearby outdoors with trees in the background.

Close-up of a young child's face, focusing on the eyes, nose, and lips, with soft lighting.

A black and white photo of a hand holding a flower, viewed from below, with a plain background.

Scenic outdoor statue of a woman with a halo and horns, holding her hand to her chest, with leafless trees in the background.

A black and white photo of a woman with long hair, smiling, with her hand on her head, and stars on the wall in the background.

A black-and-white photo of a woman with long, wavy hair, raising her arm with her face slightly turned to the side, in front of a plain wall.

A person with long hair holding a string of star-shaped decorations, with shadows cast on a wall.

A smiling woman leaning against a wall, wearing a tank top and earrings, with a person in the foreground taking her photo.

Close-up view of a weathered surface with numerous small, round holes arranged in a pattern.

A hand holding a single pink and dark red rose with green leaves against a plain light gray background.

Close-up of a child's face looking down at a table with star-shaped foil decorations.

A close-up photo of a person sitting on a couch, holding a phone with both hands. The individual is wearing a white t-shirt and jeans. The photo is in black and white.

A woman with dark hair tied back, wearing a white sleeveless top and earrings, is smiling while looking down. In the blurred background, there are ballet shoes on a shelf and dance studio furniture.

A woman with dark hair tied back, wearing a tank top, standing indoors with her arms raised overhead and black resistance bands around her upper arms.

A young woman with long dark hair in a ponytail, wearing a white tank top and black pants, standing indoors with natural light behind her.

A black and white photograph of a woman and a young boy at a window, with the woman looking out and the boy leaning over the sill, with grass outside.

A black and white photo of a young child leaning over a table, with their face close to the surface, while an adult holds their shoulder for support. The setting appears indoors, with a simple background.

Close-up black and white photo of a woman’s face, showing her eye, ear, and a tattoo of an anchor on her upper arm. She is resting her chin on her hand, with her fingers near her lips.

A person with red hair and light skin holding a young child, with the child's hand extended into a blue toy set, near a white infant bathtub on a dark floor.

A baby sitting on a woman's lap, receiving a gentle lick from a large dog while an adult man pats the dog's head outdoors.

A woman with shoulder-length hair holding a small child's arm or hand in her hands, appearing to be thinking or reflecting with a serious expression, in a dimly lit room.

A person holding a baby gently, supporting the baby with one hand around the torso and the other hand holding the baby’s tiny feet. The baby is dressed in a light yellow dress with eyelet embroidery, and appears to be breastfeeding or resting close t

A woman is holding a young child while sitting on a horse outdoors. The background features a wooden fence and trees.

A baby lying on its back in a crib, wearing a white dress with eyelet embroidery, holding a small object, with a bunch of apples placed on the mattress nearby, and a package with text partially visible.

A close-up of a baby with reddish hair, lying on an adult's chest, wearing a gray sleeve.

A woman with long wavy hair smiling or laughing as a person with a blurred face puts their face close to hers. The background features stars.

A woman with long hair and glasses holding a smiling baby in her arms outdoors.

Cristi is an English photographer and visual artist whose work is rooted in memory, impermanence, and the raw, tactile beauty of everyday life. Working primarily with women and mothers, she creates deeply personal imagery with strong conceptual ideas across both analogue and digital mediums. With a particular passion for traditional film photography, Cristi favours building visual narratives on analogue mediums.

Her relationship with photography began long before she understood it as an art form. At six or seven years old, armed with her mother’s Kodak point-and-shoot camera, she photographed everything around her. One of her earliest projects was an entire roll of film dedicated to her beloved pet hamster, driven by an instinctive desire to preserve a life she knew had already passed. That impulse to hold onto fleeting moments has remained the foundation of her practice ever since.

As a child, Cristi documented the world with relentless curiosity: toys, flowers, garden ornaments, family pets, horses, her sister, and the small details that shaped her everyday life. Even then, she possessed an acute awareness of the fragility and transience of memory, using photography as a way to create permanence where none naturally exists.

Alongside photography, cinema became an equally profound influence. Summers spent watching films recorded onto VHS tapes and an enduring fascination with the work of Steven Spielberg sparked a lifelong curiosity about visual storytelling. After countless viewings of E.T., she became captivated not only by the stories themselves but by the mechanics of filmmaking, wondering how images could transport an audience so completely into another world.

That fascination guided many of her early decisions. At eleven, she chose her secondary school because it offered a media department, drawn by the opportunity to work with cameras. She later studied Photography at college, immersing herself in black and white film processing, darkroom printing, and traditional photographic techniques. Much of those years was spent in the darkroom, learning to slow down and embrace the tactile process of analogue image-making.

Cristi went on to study Film at university while working as a cinema projectionist during the industry’s transition from 35mm projection to digital cinema. Although the technology evolved, her strongest memories remain those of threading reels through the projection equipment, a ritual that deepened her appreciation for the physicality and craftsmanship of analogue media.

Today, Cristi is a mother of three based in England. She continues to photograph with the same sense of wonder that first compelled her to pick up a camera as a child. Her work seeks to honour ordinary moments before they disappear, exploring themes of connection, motherhood, identity, and memory. Whether working with film or digital processes, her images are driven by a lifelong desire to preserve what is fleeting and to celebrate the beauty found in the lives we are living now

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