National Museum shows Swiss Press Photo 2007
On November 29, 2007, the Espace Media Prize for Press Photography was awarded for the 17th time. The Swiss National Museum in Zurich is showcasing the winning photos and other selected images in an exhibition running from December 18 to February 24.
On November 29, 2007, the Espace Media Prize for Press Photography was awarded for the 17th time. The Swiss National Museum in Zurich is showing the winning pictures and other selected photos in an exhibition from December 18 to February 24. They capture the most important events of the year that is drawing to a close. 134 photographers submitted 1841 pictures, which were published in Swiss print media from September 2006 to August 2007. The main prize and first prize in the Art and Culture category went to Michael Würtenberg from Zurich. His picture captures the Greenpeace campaign with 600 naked bodies on the Aletsch glacier. The picture appeared in the NZZ am Sonntag.
After its stop at the National Museum, the exhibition will travel through Switzerland. It will be on display at the Forum of Swiss History in Schwyz in March, at the Salon du Livre in Geneva from the end of April and at the Käfigturm in Bern from August.
After its stop at the National Museum, the exhibition will travel through Switzerland. It will be on display at the Forum of Swiss History in Schwyz in March, at the Salon du Livre in Geneva from the end of April and at the Käfigturm in Bern from August.
