Christian Padron is a filmmaker and photographer based in New York. A Parsons photographic scholar and MFA graduate, his work celebrates culture while addressing the complexities of our place in society.
Christian’s brand work includes projects for the NBA, Google, Visa, Dell, and Vans. For Droga5, Christian directed the Ad Age Editor’s Pick, "The Reckoning," for wellness brand Shine, advocating for a more inclusive world of mental health support. For Spotify, Christian wrote and directed "Music Is Black History," a campaign featuring influential yet underrepresented musical artists in history like disco queen Sylvester and rock 'n' roll pioneer Rosetta Tharpe.
Christian’s ongoing collaboration with acclaimed composer Samora Pinderhughes, under the umbrella, The Healing Project, spans creative direction and a range of multimedia works that explore sociopolitical issues through film, art, music, and community. For Samora’s critically acclaimed album Grief (a New York Times Top Ten Best Jazz Album of 2022), Christian directed the short music film Process, which won an Audience Award at the BlackStar Film Festival, Grief, a film commissioned by Carnegie Hall, and Masculinity, a project that explores societal notions of what it means to be a man.
Christian and Samora are currently featured in The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. The major group show gathers a Who’s Who of creativity across the borough and was curated by esteemed artists Jeffrey Gibson, Vik Muniz, Mickalene Thomas, and Fred Tomaselli.
Christian is a winner of the Redefining the Image of Black Masculinity competition, organized by Aperture in partnership with the Campaign for Black Male Achievement, which invited photographers to submit work redefining the Black male experience.
