Cristina Baussan is a documentary photographer and writer who believes in the power
of storytelling to transform inner lives. Drawing from her Haitian, Salvadoran, French,
and American roots, her work focuses on social issues related to identity, youth culture,
migration, and the relationships we forge with our closest environments.

Cristina holds a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University
and is a professor at Sciences Po’s Journalism School in Paris, France.

She is a member of Women Photograph and Diversify Photo.

Based in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Selected clients

National Geographic
The New York Times
Bloomberg Businessweek
The Wall Street Journal
Patagonia
The New Yorker
NPR
Whetstone Magazine
The Associated Press
Al Jazeera
Public Radio International
UNICEF

Awards & Recognitions

Group Exhibition, “The Other Side”, Photographic Museum of Humanity, 2021
Nominee, World Press Photo's 6x6 Global Talent Program, 2020
Solo Exhibition, Columbia University, “When Winters Had Their Seasons”, 2019
Nominee, PDN's 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch, 2019
Selected Participant, New York Portfolio Review, 2019
Grantee, International Women’s Media Foundation, 2019
Fellow, International Women’s Media Foundation, 2018
Nominee, World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass, 2017
Group Exhibition, Photoville, “C.O.R.E.”, 2015