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

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

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Publications
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 
IPFO House of Photography Olten (CH)
Lenzburg Fotofestival (CH)
Indian Photofest 
Glasgow Photography Gallery
The Holy Art Gallery London
E5 Gallery Cafe London
Nominee BBA Gallery One Shot Award

Photographers without Borders
Financial Times
The Guardian
Die Republik
Der Greif 
It’s Nice That
Afrostyle Magazine
Gallery Kulture
Annabelle Mag