Guido was born and raised in Munich, Germany and started his career in Europe before moving to Los Angeles in 1994, where he received a scholarship to attend the AFI Cinematography program.

As a cinematographer he has been active in features, commercials and music videos (HP, HONDA, ANTI- SMOKING PSA, FLAMING LIPS AT THE BOWL, etc.) as well as award-winning shorts (FLIGHT OF STONE, RANT). His travels for documentary work have brought him to China, Brazil, Peru and all over Europe.

In the world of unscripted Television he worked as the Director of Photography on numerous successful reality shows, such as the FASHION SHOW (BRAVO), DENISE RICHARDS- IT’S COMPLICATED (E!), CONFESSIONS OF A TEEN IDOL (VH1),

CLASH OF THE CHOIRS (NBC), HOW TO LOOK GOOD NAKED (LIFETIME), FARMER WANTS A WIFE (CW), MURDER (SPIKE TV), NBC’s THREE WISHES and SIMPLE LIFE. He also operated on many TV-shows, such as the Emmy-nominated TLC-series JUNKYARD WARS, ROCKSTAR (CBS), AMERICA’s GOT TALENT (NBC), AMERICAN IDOL (FOX) ,THE VOICE (NBC) and on scripted shows such as PARKS&RECREATION (NBC) and DOLLHOUSE (FOX) as well as recently on the Marvel Studios production THOR.

Leading up to his current occupation as a DoP, Guido gained valuable experience from working as a High Speed Camera Operator on award-winning commercials, music videos and features, such as BEHIND ENEMY LINES, STAR WARS-EPISODE ONE, ARMAGEDDON, STARSHIP TROOPERS, BATMAN & ROBIN, DANTE’S PEAK, STAR TREK VIII, SPACE JAM, etc.

Guido continues to enjoy the mix of more immediate and fast-paced work in documentaries and unscripted TV and the more planned and stylized work on commercials and features. In the end both kinds of filmmaking are all about telling a good story .

Guido is a member of the German Society of Cinematographers (bvk) and of IATSE

Local 600.