The marching season

Girls, twirls and glitzy costumes – it must be majorette time.

This content was published on May 18, 2011 - 08:04

As a photo editor I am responsible for the editorial use of photography at SWI swissinfo.ch and our collaborations with photographers. When the opportunity arises, I take a camera and accompany one of our journalists. I trained as a photographer in Zürich and began working as a photojournalist in 1989. I was a founder of the Swiss photographers' agency Lookat Photos in 1990. A two-time World Press Award winner, I have also been awarded several Swiss national scholarships. My work has been widely exhibited and it is represented in various collections.

The Drum Majorettes Corps Wauwil was founded in 1978. It remains the only Majorettes Association in central Switzerland. Twice a year new costumes are fitted and distributed to all the age groups. This is the busiest time of the year before the highlight of their summer show called “viva l’estate” (“long live summer!”). (All images: Thomas Kern/swissinfo)

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