Swiss Press Photo 08
Swiss National Museum, Zurich
12 December 2008 – 22 February 2009
The winners of the 18th Espace Media prize for press photography have been announced on 27 November 2008. 135 photographers have submitted 1,791 images that were published in the Swiss print media between September 2007 and August this year.
The Swiss National Museum is a partner of Swiss Press Photo, and will once again be exhibiting the pictures this year.
The top prize and first prize of the category «Acutality» won Charles Ellena from Plaffeien. The photo shows Christoph Blocher surrounded by his bodyguards. The other laureates per category are Magali Girardin («Daily Life and Environment»), Ruth Erdt («Portrait»), Olivier Vogelsang («Sports» et «Art and Culture») and Jean Revillard («Abroad»).
Charles Ellena, Le Matin, L’illustré, SonntagsBlick
Bern, October 6, 2007: an SVP march that was to rally the Federal Square via the old town was stopped short by extreme left-wing groups. SVP leader Christoph Blocher and his wife Silvia are seen waiting for events to unravel, under close surveillance.
Magali Girardin, Profil
Male prostitutes make more money with male clients. These intimate pictures of an encounter between a gigolo and his client were taken somewhere in Western Switzerland on a April 2008 Sunday. Alex, 26, from Mali, sees his work as a pleasure. “I give some and I take some.”
Olivier Vogelsang, Tribune de Genève
The dream is over: Euro cohost Switzerland is cast out of the competition with a stoppage time goal from Turkey during its second match. Here, a supporter in Geneva.
Olivier Vogelsang, journal de l’adc
Ballet dancers audition for the Grand Théâtre in Geneva, 1st of March 2008.
Jean Révillard, rezo.ch, Femina Déco
In the woods of Calais, illegral immigrants hide and wait for an opportunity to reach England. The photographer has been documenting their makeshift huts since 2004. He explains that they often change location to escape the police.
Ruth Erdt, Du
Ever since her two children were born, the photographer has been steadily recording their lives, resulting in a multi-facetted and everevolving love story.
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