Claudia Gschwend (b. 1991) is a Swiss photographer based in London. Her work explores questions of identity, culture, and human connection, often shaped by the environments in which people live. Working across editorial, commercial, and personal projects, she moves internationally between portraiture and documentary photography, seeking moments of presence and authenticity.

Her practice has led her to collaborate with artists, journalists, and researchers, documenting communities and individuals across Europe, Africa, South America, and the Middle East. Recent projects include long-term collaborations with a Swiss circus organisation, anthropological research in the Brazilian Amazon, and portrait and interview series with musicians in the UK and the Netherlands.

In recent years, her work has increasingly turned towards the natural world. Drawn to the textures, colours, and patterns of landscapes, she approaches nature with the same sensitivity that defines her portrait practice, reflecting a growing interest in the relationship between humans and the Earth.

Claudia’s work has been featured across editorial, cultural, and commercial contexts, appearing in publications such as the Financial Times, The Guardian, Die Republik, Der Greif, It’s Nice That, Afrostyle Magazine, Gallery Kulture, and Annabelle Mag, and in worked in collaboration with Sony, Oasis tour 2025, Le Guess Who? Festival and Photographers Without Borders.

For all enquiries, including print sales requests, please email info@claudiagschwend.com +44 (0)7754410173, Based in London

Awards







Exhibitions
BJP Winner “Portrait of Britain” 
BJP Shortlist “Portrait of Humanity” 
Lucie Foundation Finalist
Community/Heritage – Shortlist Photographers without Borders “Through the lens”
Series Winner British Journal of Photography “Portrait of Humanity” 2022
Longlist OD Photo Prize 
Shortlist Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize

Photo London 
BJP Portrait of Humanity Exhibition Melbourne 
Indian Photofest 
IPFO House of Photography Olten (CH)
Lenzburg Fotofestival (CH)
Glasgow Photography Gallery
The Holy Art Gallery London
E5 Gallery Cafe London
Nominee BBA Gallery One Shot Award