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Specialisation Portrait, Event, Editorial, Weddings
Availability On Request
Experience 15 Years
Location Cologne, Germany
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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.

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Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Editorial
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Editorial
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Event
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Editorial
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Editorial
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Editorial
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Event
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Editorial
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Editorial
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Editorial
Photography by Catalina Guzmán – Portrait
Leistungen
Package A
Portrait Photography
from €450
per session

Timeless portraits for artists, creatives and professionals – in the studio or on location, with a clear, reduced visual language.

  • Individual consultation on goals, visual language & usage
  • Shoot approx. 60–90 min., one to two looks/outfits
  • Authentic portraits, detail shots, gestural moments
  • Curated online gallery for image selection
  • Min. 15–20 fully edited photographs (colour or B&W)
  • Professional retouching in the style of the portfolio
  • High-resolution files for print & web via download link
Package B
Editorial & Fashion
from €900
per production day

Editorial and fashion photography with a clear visual direction – for magazines, lookbooks, campaigns and artistic collaborations.

  • Conceptual consultation (moodboard, references, storyline)
  • Editorial/fashion shoot on location or in studio
  • Working with models, designers, performers or collectives
  • Curation of a cohesive image series (20–30 final motifs)
  • High-end editing & colour grade in an agreed style
  • Files for print, website, social media & press kits
Package C
Photo, Video & Content
from €1,800
per day

Holistic visual production: photography, moving image and social-first content from a single source.

  • Combination of photography and video production
  • Photo & video for campaigns, artists or collections
  • Documentation of sessions, backstage, making-of
  • Min. 30–40 fully edited photographs per production day
  • 1–2 highlight/recap clips or artist intro
  • Format-ready for Instagram, TikTok, website & presentations
  • Structured delivery of all final assets via download link
+ Option
Add-on to A, B or C
Analogue & Fine Art Upgrade

For productions where visual language, materiality and artistic depth take centre stage.

  • Analogue exposures on medium format film (e.g. 120 mm) in addition to the digital setup
  • Development and high-quality digitisation of selected negatives
  • Extended fine art editing with a focus on tonality and texture
  • Optional: curated fine art prints (for exhibitions, collectors, booklets)
  • On request: extended conceptual accompaniment (text, sequencing, presentation)
Meilensteine
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
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