Finding inspiration in classic portraiture and cinema, London based fashion and portrait photographer Christina Ebenezer’s images are replete with rich colour and texture.
Born in Nigeria, Christina spent her early years in Lagos, before moving to join her immediate family in London. Here, she found visual inspiration in film and music videos. Drawing many of her formative references from the sensitive combination of composition and mood found in cinematography – a quality that is noticeably present in her own work today.
Her practice is dedicated to presenting her subject in their truest essence, whilst additionally using her work as a powerful platform for visibility of Black and POC subjects. By utilising various techniques, and soft, subdued light, she aims “to highlight not only the range of beauty that we possess, but also the various ways in which we can be presented”.
She has been named both a British Fashion Council New Wave Creative, and as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Arts & Culture Leader. Her work was included as part of exhibition ‘The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion’, curated by Antwaun Sargent, and debuting at London’s Saatchi Gallery in 2022.
More recently, in January 2024, two of her portraits were unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in partnership with Chanel. Her editorial and commercial client list includes 10 Men, Apple, Browns Fashion, Disney, Farfetch, GQ, Google, Nataal, Netflix, Nike, Paul Smith, Selfridges, Vanity Fair, and British Vogue.
Selected Publications & Clients:
British Vogue, ELLE U.S, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, ELLE U.K, The Sunday Times Style, GQ, 10 Magazine + 10 Men Magazine, The British Fashion Council, Farfetch, Browns Fashion, MR PORTER, Paul Smith, Missoma, Disney, Apple, Netflix, Google, Mercedes Benz, Getty Images, Selfridges & Co, Nike, Warner Music & More.
• Commercial book available on request •
Exhibitions:
– The National Portrait Gallery: New Visions and Voices: Contemporary Portraits by Women
London, UK - 2024
– The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art And Fashion
Tasweer Photo Festival, Doha, Qatar - 2021
Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France - 2021
Musee de beaux-arts, Le Locle, Switzerland - 2022
Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden - 2022
Saatchi Gallery, London, United kingdom - 2023
– Home By Ronan Mckenzie: The Self Portrait Exhibition
London, UK - 2021