Christian Gaul Photography

Rio de Janeiro: Christian Gaul Photography  

Christian Gaul's images reflect the kinds of culture he has assimilated throughout his life; born in Germany, he grew up in Brazil and graduated from New York University in 1992.

Lately, the photographer has been spending a lot of time between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo but continues to travel all over the world. His pictures contain a tropical spontaneity combined with a keen sense of lighting and a fresh view on contemporary fashion, portrait and lifestyle subjects.

Clients include Vogue, Trip, Nico, Fiat, Schweppes, VIX Swimwear, Women's Secret, Adidas, Sony and Globo Communications. Christian has recently photographed campaigns for Renner, TIM and Iguatemi Shopping Centers and directed his first movie for ViVO Mobiles.

Aside from his commercial work, Christian is preparing his fifth solo exhibition titled 'Simples' - a poetic examination of blood. His first book is also due for publication, a compilation of more than 10 years of portraiture work.

Rio de Janeiro: Christian Gaul Photography  

Since the beginning of his career Christian Gaul has been involved with portrait photography.

From 1996 to 2003, he worked as senior photographer for Trip Magazine and shot numerous portrait covers. Advertising clients soon became interested in Christian's line of work.

In recent months, aside from working constantly for the editorial market, he shot for fashion clients such as Levi's, Richards and Totem, and worked on advertising campaigns for Dove, Fiat and Motorola, among others.

Christian's plan for 2009 is to publish his first solo book. The theme: Portraits!

Christian Gaul Photography [Rio]  

Christian Gaul's images reflect the various cultures he has associated with throughout his life - born in Germany, raised in Brazil and graduated from New York University.

Lately, he has been spending a lot of time in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo though he continues to travel the world. In his pictures you find "a tropical spontaneity", keen lighting and a fresh view on contemporary fashion, portrait and lifestyle photography.

His curriculum includes clients Vogue, Fiat, Women'Secret, Adidas, Sony and Globo Communications; campaigns for Renner and TIM and recently directed his first movie for Vivo Mobiles. He is booked for the forthcoming Richards autumn catalogue.

Aside from his commercial work, Christian is preparing his fifth solo exhibition titled 'Simples' - "a poetic view on blood". His first book is about to be published: a compilation of more than 10 years of portraiture accompanied by his texts describing the day each shot was taken.