Guillaume Perret honoured at photo awards

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Reto Oeschger, 1st prize in the category "News" Jürg Jegge, who invited the media to his home for his first interview after his sexual abuse of former students was made public Reto Oeschger

Jean-Christophe Bott, 2nd prize in the category "News". The western French-speaking town of Moutier narrowly voted to leave the German-speaking canton of Bern and join neighbouring Jura Jean-Christophe Bott

Ennio Leanza, 3rd prize in the category "News" Greenpeace activists interrupt Credit Suisse's annual general meeting Ennio Leanza

Karin Hofer, 1st place in the category "Daily Life" The hands of winegrower Markus Ruch Karin Hofer

Rolf Neeser, 2nd place in the category "Daily Life" Walter and Silvia Frei have been married for 65 years and are well-known in Biel. They make their own clothes and live without radio and television Rolf Neeser

Dom Smaz, 3rd place in the category "Daily Life" Homeless people in Lausanne prepare for a cold November night Dom Smaz

Niels Ackermann/Lundi13, 1st place in the category "Swiss Stories" Pierre Maudet (left) during his failed attempt to become a cabinet minister Niels Ackermann/Lundi13

Remo Naegeli, 2nd place in the category "Swiss Stories" Dentist Michael Keller in his mobile practice. Most of his patients are elderly Remo Naegeli

Frank Nordmann, 3rd place in the category "Swiss Stories" A decontamination exercise in a hospital in Biel Frank Nordmann

Simon Tanner, 1st place in the category "Sport" From a series of photos on the subject of football Simon Tanner

Tanja Lander, 2nd place in the category "Sport" This young tennis player had the chance to play with Swiss professionals Belinda Bencic and Martina Hingis at a tournament in Biel Tanja Lander

Toto Marti, 3rd place in the category "Sport" Romelu Lukaku from Manchester United after his team took the lead against Basel during a Champions League match Toni Marti

Guillaume Perret, 1st place in the category "People" Daniela Mossenta recovering from breast cancer Guillaume Perret

Guillaume Perret, 1st place in the category "People" Daniela Mossenta recovering from breast cancer Guillaume Perret

Jonathan Liechti, 2nd place in the category "People" A series of portraits show people fleeing jihadist organisation Boko Haram in Nigeria Jonathan Liechti

Pablo Nadir Yanik Gianinazzi, 3rd place in the category "People" Iftekar Hussain from Pakistan was seriously injured by a bomb aged 17, losing members of his family in the event. Here he is in front of a stack of mattresses in a refugee shelter in Como, Italy Pablo Nadir Yanik Gianinazzi

Alex Kühni, 1st place in the category "World" An image from a reportage on Iraqi army snipers in Mosul, northern Iraq Alex Kuehni

Nicolas Righetti, 2nd place in the category "World" July 3 is Independence Day in Minsk, the capital of Belarus Nicolas Righetti/Lundi13

Niels Ackermann, 3rd place in the category "World" A series of images looking through bullet holes in the Ukrainian town of Stanytsia Luhanska Niels Ackermann/Lundi13

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Guillaume Perret is the Swiss Press Photographer of the Year. He was chosen as the main winner at a ceremony in Bern on Wednesday. 

The Reinhardt von Graffenried FoundationExternal link had previously named winners in six categoriesExternal link. 

Guillaume Perret was rewarded in the “People” category for his images of Daniela Mossenta, a 67-year-old from Neuchâtel recovering from breast cancer. 

Guillaume Perret with Daniela Mossenta at the awards ceremony Keystone

Reto Oeschger came first in the “News” category. His picture, “The Dark Side of Jürg Jegge”, shows the former special needs teacher and well-known pedagogical author who admitted to sexual acts with former students. He looks like a “broken man”, according to the jury. 

Niels Ackermann, who won the main prize in 2015, topped the “Swiss Stories” category for “Opération Valmy”, an image from the election campaign of Pierre Maudet, a young politician from Geneva who ran for a seat on the federal council in September (in vain). 

“Poetry in press photography”, was how the jury described the series in the “Daily Life” category by Karin Hofer called “Pouring Pure Wine”. This followed a vintner who produces natural wine made with minimal chemical and technological intervention. 

Alex Kühni’s image of a sniper in Mosul stood out in the “World” category, and Simon Tanner won the top “Sport” prize for his view of football.

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