Claudiu Guraliuc is a full-time portrait photographer and educator, based in Cluj,  Romania.

 

He is a Master Photographer, holding the Associate distinction with The Master Photographers Association in the UK, and the distinction of Professional Associate of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain 

 

Over the last 5 years, he photographed over 100 couples both nationally and internationally and numerous projects for commercial clients, from oil companies to restaurants, healthcare, IT or jewelry retailers.

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He`s been awarded numerous international accolades, in October 2020 receiving the Fine Art Photographer of the Year award, at the Master Photography Awards Gala in the UK, with an image part of his painterly, baroque-inspired series.

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In January 2022, he received the International Master Photographer of the Year 2021 award, one of the top accolades in the industry. He`s also been  awarded Portrait Photographer of the Year and Fine Art Photographer of the Year, at the 38th Annual Master Photographers International Awards in the UK.

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In 2023 he becomes the first Romanian photographer to win a FEP Camera Award, receiving the European Bronze Camera in Fine Art from the Federation of European Professional Photographers.

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In June 2024, Claudiu received the Laudamus Prize for Sacred Art in the UK. He was chosen from over 1,200 candidates, including painters, sculptors, graphic artists, and photographers, from 48 countries.

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Nominated in the Top 3 destination wedding photographers by the Destination Wedding Planners Congress 2019, in  Dubai, UAE. The DWP Congress is recognized as the world’s strongest
business platform set to honor excellence in the
luxury wedding industry.

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He`s had his work published by some of the largest circulation photography magazines and has artwork present in galleries, private collections and museums in Europe, Asia and United States.

 

Represented by the Katsea Art Gallery in Baltimore, MD, USA and Influx Gallery, Notting Hill, UK.