Claudia Gschwend (b. 1991) is a London-based photographer from Switzerland. Her practice evolves around questions of identity, culture and human connections. She explores these topics globally, always looking for insight into different communities within their different environments.
From capturing the work of a Swiss circus charity in Senegal, Lebanon and Turkey, collaborating with an anthropologist to research the traditions of a native tribe in Brazil’s amazon to working with a journalist on a series of portraits and interviews with musicians in the UK and the Netherlands. Her curiosity always leads to new stories, with a focus on finding that moment of presence with the people in front of her camera.
Her series of the Senegalese circus troupe has been selected for the Portrait of Humanity prize 2022 by the British journal of Photography and was exhibited in Melbourne, India and London.
For all enquiries, including print sales requests, please email info@claudiagschwend.com
+44 (0)7754410173, Based in London
Agent
Germaine Walker
morgan@germaine.co.uk
+44 (0)7790616269
Awards
– Shortlist Photographers without Borders “Through the lens” 2023
– Series Winner British Journal of Photography “Portrait of Humanity” 2022
– Longlist OD Photo Prize 2022
– Shortlist Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2021
– Nominee BBA Gallery One Shot Award 2021
Exhibitions & Publications
– St.Moritz Magazine
– Financial Times
– Der Greif / Artist Feature
– It’s Nice That
– E5 London Fields / London
– Indian Photofest 2022
– BJP Portrait of Humanity Exhibition Melbourne 2022