Christina Simons (Program Coordinator)
Icelandic-American, Christina Simons, is an acclaimed international documentary photographer with over 25 years of experience in the visual arts. Her work has been showcased all over the world. Based in Australia, Christina's photography has been featured in prominent publications like The New York Times, BBC Online, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian. She has collaborated with humanitarian organisations such as Medicines Sans Frontiers, the UN, Marie Stopes, and UNICEF. Simons’ passion for social justice and compulsion to observe has resulted in the creation of striking bodies of work that offer unique visual commentary upon important social, environmental and cultural issues.
Christina's love for mentoring and educating parallels her devotion to her photography work. She has taught photography since 2020 and has been a featured guest speaker at various events, symposiums, and universities worldwide.