Biography
Juan Sarmiento G. is a Colombian cinematographer based in Berlin. Born in 1984, he studied at the University of Film and Television Potsdam Babelsberg and has worked on fiction and documentary features since the early 2010s.
He has collaborated frequently with directors including Simón Mesa Soto, Kaouther Ben Hania and Daniel Espinosa. His credits include Amparo (2021), Valley of Souls (2020), Madame Luna (2024), The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025), A Poet (2025) and Islands (2025). He has also produced several films and co-founded the production company Ocúltimo with Mesa Soto.
Sarmiento G. has received the Sven Nyqvist Cinematography Award for Madame Luna, the Colombian film academy award for Amparo and the German Cinematography Award for Valley of Souls.
