November • 2022
Gianluigi has a good eye for what looks good. The interviews are framed well and shots composed well. He is dependable and a true professional. I would gladly work with Gianluigi again.
Gianluigi G.
Cape Town, South Africa
2 reviews$500 - $1500 / Day
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Gianluigi Guercia is a photographer and video maker based in South Africa. He has been working on the African Continent since 2003. His work has been published and exhibited widely. Born in Naples, he moved first to Rome and then from 2003 to Africa where for more than a decade he has practiced documentary photography, working mainly for News Agencies and International publications. From 2005 to 2020 he was a staff photographer and then Southern Africa manager for Agence France-Presse. He covered extensively the Arab Spring from 2011 to 2013. His photographs have been used in books and have been part of exhibition worldwide. He obtained a Three Years master degree in Photography at the ISFCI (Istituto Superiore di Fotografia e comunicazione integrate) in Rome. He has a bachelor’s degree in Political Sciences obtained at Federico II University in Naples. From 2019 onward he is focused on pursuing his personal narrative, mainly focused on the human condition. Between 2012 and 2013, he completed an essay on Cairo where together with Tripoli, lived for 2 years. In 2020, two of his projects have been shortlisted for the 9th contemporary African Photography Prize.
Top Services
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 2 reviews
- Video Editor - News
- Non-Fiction Film Director
Clients
Top Reviews
November • 2022
Gianluigi is a hard worker, responsive and easy to work with. I would work with him again.
Top Projects
Abalone Farming in South Africa for VOA
Abalone Farming in South Africa for VOA
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
Cash grants from UNICEF a lifeline for victims of KZN floods
After floods hit Dakota informal settlement in Isiphingo, south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, residents in the small community lost most of their belongings and personal identity documents.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
How youth reporters are helping communities tackle pressing issues
With a recorder in their hands and determination in their feet, radio youth reporters in communities across South Africa are broadcasting their way directly into the homes of the people they live amongst, tackling some of the most pressing issues faced by residents, especially the youth.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Video Editor - News
4.0 Produced for Voice of America
Abalone Industry S.Africa China
Abalone Industry S.Africa China
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
4.0 Produced for Voice of America
Cape Town Confucius Institute
For almost two decades the Chinese government has been exercising its soft power through “Confucius Institutes” at universities around the globe. While universities in the U.S. and other Western countries have been closing these institutes in recent years, the trend is reversed in African universities where more Confucius Institutes are opening their doors.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Produced for Drakenstein Municipality
Proudly Paarl!
Born and bred in Drakenstein, former Springbok rugby captain Jean de Villiers loves to live and work, and occasionally chase down crooks in Paarl.
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Commercial DP
- Corporate Videographer
Equipment
Camera
- 4K Camera
- Action Camera
- Drone Camera
- DSLR Camera
Camera
Camera
Audio
- Directional Microphone
- Lavalier Microphone
Audio
Audio
Miscellaneous
- External Recorder
- Satellite Phone
- Stabilizer
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Production Support
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Event Photographer
- Fashion Photographer
- Landscape Photographer
- Portrait Photographer
- Product Photographer
- Commercial DP
- Corporate Videographer
- Documentary DP
- Drone Operator
Production Support
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - News
Post Production
Post Production