HI I’m Kristen RUTHERFORD

That’s me in the black dress with pink hair. The other girl is one of my best friends, Kim Evey. Could I have photoshopped her out? Yes, I mean, I do have those types of skillz. But she is awesome so I didn’t. Also, Hello Kitty!

WHY KRISTONIAN?

Because I’m originally from Washington D.C. and when I was living in NYC, a friend nicknamed me Kristonian — like Smithsonian. GET IT?

ME + My CAMERA

I fell in love with photography when I got my first Nikon in 1999. I love getting real smiles out of kids (and grown-ups!), showing people how beautiful they look through my eyes, and making gorgeous editorials. Yes I am a Libra, why do you ask?