ABOUT ME
I DON'T SHOOT CONTENT.
I SHAPE HOW YOU'RE SEEN.
I'm Gorka Di Capitan, a commercial photographer and videographer based in Edinburgh. I started shooting professionally in 2014 after working at HURI, a television production company in Seville. Today I work with restaurants, hotels, brands, artists and productions across Scotland, the UK and Spain.
Some jobs are a single shoot. Others turn into relationships that continue through new menus, seasonal campaigns, events and launches. I care about understanding where the work will be used, how the business operates and what the production actually needs before I pick up the camera.
THE STORY
I picked up my first camera as a kid, and by the age of six I was making my own short films at home, Toy Story style, shooting stop motion with my Hot Wheels cars without knowing that was called stop motion: I just imagined and created. By 2014, after my studies, I was shooting professionally, filming weddings in my spare time while working at HURI, a television production company in Seville.
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Moving to Scotland turned a change of life into a full commitment to the craft. Today I work year-round inside some of Edinburgh's most recognisable venues, and my campaigns have carried names like Gessi, Tennent's, Don Algodón and Cruzcampo, alongside music videos, weddings, events and personal brands across the UK and Spain.
A lot of the work is hospitality: monthly content for Jackson The Tailor and Tapas 3, and The Dome since early 2021. Around that come product campaigns, events and music videos. Based in Edinburgh, working between Scotland and Valencia, available worldwide.
Gorka Di Capitan
THE JOURNEY
Short films from the age of six. What began as instinct and curiosity became a way of seeing.
Career start at a television production company, shooting weddings in my spare time.
Weddings today: editorial, a few a year →
A change of life became a full commitment to the craft: commercial, personal brand, music videos and events.
Commercial photography and video for brands across the UK, Spain and Europe. Available worldwide.
WHAT I STAND FOR
KNOW WHAT THE IMAGE IS FOR
A menu image, a campaign frame and an artist portrait do different jobs. I plan the shoot around where the work will actually be used.
WORK WITH THE REAL ENVIRONMENT
In hospitality especially, service does not stop for the camera. I work around kitchens, staff and guests rather than expecting the venue to stop operating for me.
DON'T FORCE A HOUSE STYLE
The client should still look like themselves when the job is finished. Direction, lighting and post-production should serve the brand, not overwrite it.
DETAILS MATTER
Light, texture, timing and consistency are what make a set of images hold together.
CLIENTS & EXPERIENCE
My portfolio includes direct client work, agency-led productions and collaborations. Where the context matters, the individual project page explains my role and how the production came together.
Hospitality & Venues
The Dome Encore The Bailie Bar Beirut Restaurant
Food, drink, interiors and events for venues like The Dome, Encore, The Bailie Bar and Beirut Restaurant in Edinburgh: menus, websites, social media and seasonal campaigns.
Clothing & Fashion
Don Algodón Coronel Tapiocca Motivo Ink
From established brands to independent labels: campaigns like Don Algodón, lookbooks, product drops and e-commerce catalogues.
Brands & Product Campaigns
Pret a Manger x Poppi Tennent's Gessi Fragrance Du Bois
Product campaigns and launches, direct and through agencies: the Pret a Manger Poppi launch, Tennent's Second Stadium, Gessi at The Ivy, Fragrance Du Bois.
Music Videos & Artists
La Materialista EL KILLO Lord Almighty
Large productions and independent projects. In this world since 2016, when I was assistant director on La Materialista's Buenísima for VEVO.
Events, Nightlife & Live Productions
Moulin Rouge Gessi Tennent's Why Not
Brand activations, after-parties and private celebrations: the Moulin Rouge Musical UK after-party, Gessi events and the Tennent's Calcutta Cup activation.
Hotels & High‑End Stays
The Mallard Lodges at Loch Ness
Rooms, interiors, lifestyle and commercial content for hotel websites, booking platforms, campaigns and social media.
Creators & Personal Branding
Ehab Ali Maholas Ayren Honey Joaquín González
Portraits, short video and social content for creators, coaches and founders who need a consistent image across their channels.
“Gorka is one of the best professional photographers and videographers I have ever worked with. His level of service, from start to finish, is seamless and highly professional.”
Gavin Ruthven
General Manager, The Dome Edinburgh
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WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON?
Send it as it is, even if it's half an idea. I'll tell you how I'd shoot it and what it would cost.
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