Christina is a graduate of the International Center of Photography's program in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism. She was chosen as one of Photo District News's 30 Emerging Photographers for 2008, where she was described as finding "grace and bits of humor swirling in the maelstrom of everyday life." Before becoming a photographer, she worked as a clinical social worker with Spanish-speaking communities in California and Massachusetts. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.

Her clients include:

Esquire
W Magazine
T: The New York Times Style Magazine
New York Magazine
WSJ Magazine
Forbes.com
The Walrus
Vrij Nederland
Technology Review
ESPN The Magazine