Claudio Cristini (Bergamo, 1984) considers himself a self-taught photographer, though he began formal art and photography studies as a teenager and later graduated in Fine Art Photography from the Glasgow School of Art in 2017.

Working primarily with analog black-and-white photography, his practice moves across different subjects and situations, without sticking to a single genre.

Since 2023, he has focused on long-term photographic investigations. This shift coincided with the beginning of his collaboration with artist Simona Barzaghi, which has taken him into a deep and sustained exploration of Bosnia and Herzegovina. His investigation, which began with the project “Water Line,” is expanding to explore the rural region around Srebrenica and along the Drina river.

He exhibited the project “Water Line” at the Mattatoio di Roma in the collective exhibition “Spazi di Resistenza”, alongside Simona Barzaghi.

He embarked on an annual photographic residency at Ekometa, alongside Irvin Mujčić, an eco-village in Srebrenica conceived as a place of rebirth and resistance through beauty, where photography nourishes active memory and ecological responsibility.

Cristini’s cinematographic work is closely tied to his long-time collaboration with director Luca Ferri. His collaborations on feature films include:

Abacuc (2014) — Presented at the 32nd Torino Film Festival. Cristini served as Assistant Director, Artistic Director, and Set Photographer for this film.

Ludendo Docet (2023) — Winner of the Best Film “Gabbiano” award at the Bellaria Film Festival 2024 as DOP.

Il Damo (2025) — Premiered out of competition at the Filmmaker Festival 2025 as DOP.