Kristina
Varaksina

Kristina is a photographer who brings awareness to human issues with her strikingly beautiful work. Many of Kristina’s projects share unique stories, giving voice to women from different ethnic, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. There is a tender intimacy to her portraits, capturing the fragility and strength contained within each of us. Kristina’s work is instantly recognisable from its thoughtfully curated colour palette and inventive composition.

Commissions include TIME Women of the Year – Yulia Navalnaya, Amal Clooney, Zahra Joya, The BBC – “The Real Mo Farah”, The Guardian – Diane Morgan, The Telegraph – David and Georgia Tennant, Harper’s Bazaar, Paper Magazine – Muslim Beauty Uncovered, L’Officiel, WSJ, Vogue, Bonobos, Ugg.

Recent Awards include Portrait of Humanity 2020 award, Lens Culture Critics Choice 2020 & Portrait Awards 2021, the critically acclaimed Portrait of Britain 2020 exhibition & Silver AOP 2020. PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, Communications Arts, Applied Arts & PDN