Hi, I'm Heidi.
I'm a photographer based in Switzerland, focused on portraits and story telling.
Photography has accompanied me from an early age. My first reflex camera was given to me just as my family had emigrated from a small Saxon village in Romania to Germany. Photography became a way of seeing people closer and understanding more about myself. During my studies and past practice in architecture, I continuously went from designing spaces for humans on a large urban scale to an intimate one, creating and teaching interior architecture.
Naturally, my photography is all about humans. It is as close as I can get to people.
I photograph for encounters.
There is this magic in photography that we can feel more than what is visually there. If I can relate to the person I photograph on a deeper level, the portrait will allow others to participate. That way I create authentic and intimate portraits.
I portrait people, their stories and their visions. I don't make a difference if we meet to photograph you for a magazine, for your business or for your loved ones. I want to create a space for people to be witnessed through photography.
“I think charm is the ability to be truly interested in other people.”
Richard Avedon
Heidi Gunesch
Hasliberg Goldern, Switzerland
+41 78 638 98 86
mail@heidigunesch.com
instagram.com/heidigunesch.photo
Photo: Reto Neiger
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