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, Morgan Evans, morgan@germaine.co.uk 
+44 (0)7790616269

Awards
2024
BJP Shortlist “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
BJP Portrait of Humanity Exhibition Melbourne
Nominee BBA Gallery One Shot Award
The Holy Art Gallery London

Exhibitions
2024
Photo London Fair
IPFO House of Photography Olten (CH)
Lenzburg Fotofestival (CH)
Glasgow Photography Gallery
E5 Gallery Cafe London
Indian Photofest
BBA Gallery Berlin

Magazines
St.Moritz Magazine
Photographers without Borders
Financial Times
Der Greif / Artist Feature
It’s Nice That
Afrostyle Magazine
Gallery Kulture
Annabelle Mag (CH)