03/30/2026
There are so many versions of meā¦
and for a long time, I thought I had to pick just one.
So this is officially me introducing myselfā
the creative behind Macle Studios.
And if Iām being realā¦ this hasnāt been easy.
As a women, weāre expected to be everything.
Perfect. Put together. Strong. Successful.
A good mom. A professional.
And somehowā¦ never drop the ball.
That pressure is real.
But at the end of the dayā¦
we have free will and we can do whatever the f**k we want with our lives. I had to remind myself of that.
Iām not perfect.
Iām still figuring myself out.
And instead of waiting until I had it all togetherā¦
I chose to build something anyway.
On paper, I did everything right.
Iām an accountantāstructured, stable, logical.
But that was never the full version of me.
I came from a past that taught me resilience early.
So for a long timeā¦ I was just surviving.
Until I became a mom.
And everything shifted.
I started thinking about legacyā¦
about what Iām building, and what Iām showing my kids is possible.
And I knew I didnāt want to just survive anymore.
I wanted to create.
Macle didnāt start as some big business plan.
It started as an outletā
a space where I could breathe, create, and be more than one version of -
And little by littleā¦ it became something bigger.
Macle is more than a photography studio.
Itās a space for creators, and brands to feel confident, seen, and elevated.
You donāt need to have it all figured out.
You just have to show up.
But for me?
Itās proof that you donāt have to fit into one version of who youāre āsupposedā to be.
You can be the mom.
The professional.
The creative.
The one still healing and evolving.
All at the same time.
This is Macle, by Cristina.
Built from all I am and still just getting started.
