Christian Cross is a self taught professional photographer with a vast photographic archive that continues to grow. Born and raised in Peckham, Christian prides in his photographic documentation of the community as an act of preserving its history. Many of the images in his collection are of people, buildings and locations that are bound to be erased as history continues to rewrite itself. His down to earth approach and personality is evident in the candid images he captures, and it's telling that most pictures taken are true to life. Cross understands the importance of photographing what is 'true', this can be seen in his unedited images which depict a story that is made very clear to the viewer.