Photographer, communications professional, and yoga teacher based in Baltimore, Maryland.
My work spans storytelling, public health, advocacy, photography, and movement—different practices connected by a shared interest in people, creativity, and community.
Different practices. Shared purpose.
Creating work that brings people closer to what matters.
Stories in light.
Life in motion.
STRATEGY + STORYTELLING
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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YOGA + MOVEMENT
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STRATEGY + STORYTELLING • PHOTOGRAPHY • YOGA + MOVEMENT •
THE WORK
Different practices. Shared purpose.
COMMUNICATIONS
Strategy, storytelling, and connection.
I work in communications, public health, and advocacy, helping organizations share their work, reach audiences, and engage communities.
My experience includes communications strategy, media relations, digital marketing, campaigns, and partnerships for nonprofits, research institutions, and global health initiatives.
PHOTOGRAPHY
The moments that make a story.
Photographs that help people feel what it was like to be there.
I photograph organizations, events, people, and experiences with an eye for the moments that tell the fuller story — energy, connection, atmosphere, and the details in between.
Available for event storytelling, organizational content libraries, portraits, families, and select creative projects.
YOGA + MOVEMENT
Space to move. Room to breathe.
Movement as a way back to ourselves — and one another.
I teach accessible, all-level Vinyasa rooted in curiosity, connection, and choice. My goal is to create welcoming spaces where people can move, breathe, explore, and feel at home in their bodies.
Available for community classes, private groups, organizations, events, and collaborative wellness experiences.
BUILT THROUGH EXPERIENCE
15+ years in communications, advocacy, and public health.
» 40,000+ community members
Helped grow an international reproductive health community spanning more than 130 countries.
» 3,200+ journalists and communications professionals
Co-founded the Family Planning News Network, connecting journalists and communicators working in reproductive health.
» 4 MAJOR GLOBAL CONVENINGS
Led communications and media initiatives for international conferences and virtual events, including ICFP 2018, 2022, and 2025.
» 100+ LIVE CONVERSATIONS
Helped develop and produce ICFP’s community-focused LIVE Stage, featuring discussions, interviews, and storytelling from around the world.
The best work makes people feel part of something.
THE THROUGH LINE
Whether I’m helping an organization find clarity, photographing a room full of people, exploring somewhere new, facilitating a conversation, or teaching a yoga class, I’m interested in creating the conditions for people to connect — with an idea, with a place, with one another, or with themselves.
The medium changes. The intention doesn't.
ABOUT
My work has taken me around the world.
My curiosity keeps me exploring.
I’m Christina Cherel, a communications strategist, storyteller, community builder, photographer, and yoga teacher based in Baltimore. I’m also a traveler who has explored 26 countries and counting.
For more than 15 years, I’ve worked at the intersection of communications, public health, advocacy, media, and community building. Most recently, I spent nine years at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, helping grow a global community spanning more than 130 countries and leading communications for one of the world’s largest global health convenings.
Across my professional and creative work, I’m drawn to the same things: meaningful stories, human connection, and the power of bringing people together. Whether developing communications strategies, photographing communities, or teaching yoga, I approach my work with curiosity, creativity, and a commitment to making an impact.
LET’S WORK TOGETHER
HAVE SOMETHING YOU’RE BUILDING?
Let’s make it clearer, more connected, and more human.
I work with nonprofits, mission-driven organizations, creative businesses, communities, and individuals on projects spanning communications strategy, marketing systems, photography, storytelling, events, and wellness.
Have a project that doesn’t fit neatly into one box? That’s okay. Some of the most interesting work doesn’t.
Baltimore + available for projects near, far, and remote.