Catalina Guzmán Gaitán is a Colombian photographer and camera operator based in Cologne, working at the intersection of analogue and digital visual language. Her practice is shaped by a documentary gaze and focuses on themes such as identity, migration and human emotion.
Drawing on years of experience in photography, camera work and editing in Germany and Colombia, she develops visual worlds that bring together intimacy and observation. With a refined sensitivity to light, gesture and atmosphere, she creates work that feels both cinematic and personal.
Timeless portraits for artists, creatives and professionals – in the studio or on location, with a clear, reduced visual language.
Editorial and fashion photography with a clear visual direction – for magazines, lookbooks, campaigns and artistic collaborations.
Holistic visual production: photography, moving image and social-first content from a single source.
For productions where visual language, materiality and artistic depth take centre stage.
| Year | Station | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Greenpeace, Bogotá | Photographer |
| 2015 | II. International Congress on Artistic Education & Fotoplace Digital | Congress participation & Photographer |
| 2016 | Backlinestage | Videographer |
| 2017 | BMVA | Videographer & Editor |
| 2017–2018 | GRAFF.FF | Assistant: Concept, Plots, Screenplay, Camera & Editing |
| 2018–2022 | GRAFF.FF | Camera Operator, Photographer & Editing Assistant |
| 2018 | Studiobühne Köln | 16mm Film Workshop |
| 2021–2022 | Thurnfilm | Editing Assistant |
| 2022 | Studioline Photography | Photographer |
| 2023–2025 | UFA Serial Drama – Alles was zählt | Assistant Camera / 2nd AC |
| 2026 | Yesterday's News & Festival Frames | Project participation |
| 2027 | Las Cuchas Tienen Razón, Medellín | Socially Relevant Documentary Film |