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.
What does Hallwil in north-western Switzerland have that other villages don’t? The answer is clear to anyone who knows the 700-resident village in Aargau’s Lake Valley. There are five unique, colourful customs that are celebrated every year in the middle of winter. In some way or another, they all have to do with Santa Claus, the Christ child or New Year’s Eve. (Pictures and sound: Thomas Kern)
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