“I do not seek to portray the unconventional through transgression, inelegance or provocation. In my visual language, harmony becomes the tool through which I normalize complexity. Everything I photograph deserves to be approached with balance and dignity. This is the mission I feel deeply. Real life is already edgy enough.”
Caterina Gili is an Italian fashion and beauty photographer and freelance art director. For the past fourteen years, her work has spanned editorial, commercial, and celebrity portraiture, drawing on a multidisciplinary background that blends philosophy, music culture, and a refined visual sensitivity. Her images have appeared in leading international publications such as Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, L’Officiel, Esquire, Grazia, and Cosmopolitan. After completing a master’s degree in Philosophical Sciences, she taught herself photography, beginning in the challenging low-light environment of live music clubs, an experience that soon led her to collaborate with Rolling Stone and other established Italian music magazines. Her career evolved internationally with roles including portrait photographer and assistant for The Sunday Times in London, and still photographer for Sky TV in Italy. Following her move to Berlin, she worked as a photo editor and, over time, refined her focus on fashion and beauty photography. Caterina spent seven years as a fashion photographer at Zalando, contributing to high-level editorial and commercial productions. Today, she works independently as a freelance photographer and art director, specializing in fashion, beauty, and celebrity imagery, while continuing to develop her artistic and editorial practice.