Global InformationMathias Braschler and Monika Fischer information
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 braschler/fischer on assignment in Cuba. Image by braschler/fischer | |
| Born | Mathias Braschler: October 31,1969 Monika Fischer: May 15, 1971 |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation | Photographers |
| Known for | Portrait photography, Impact photography |
| Website | braschlerfischer |
Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer, aka braschler/fischer are Swiss photographers known for portrait projects and photographic environmental activism.
In 2003, braschler/fischer started collaborating as a photography team while developing the portrait project „About Americans".[1] In the following years, braschler/fischer created portraits of humans from all backgrounds and cultures. „Faces of Football",[2] a series of portraits of the world’s most important soccer players, „China“,[3] portraits of people from all social backgrounds and regions of China, and „Affected – The Human Face of Climate Change“,[4] a series of environmental portraits from around the world,[5] are among their largest projects. Their project “Act Now!",[6] a portrait series of famous climate activists to raise awareness at the 2015 climate negotiations in Paris, was created in close collaboration with the United Nations.
For their international work, the duo visits remote places, such as the island state of Kiribati or Tuktoyaktuk in the far North of Canada. The types of people braschler/fischer capture range from celebrities like David Beckham to nomadic farmers in the Sahel Zone.
braschler/fischer have won numerous awards for their works, including a World Press Photo Award in 2007. Their photography projects appear internationally and have been published in The Guardian, Vanity Fair and Stern, as well as in photo books (see below). Their work has been exhibited in Europe,[7] Asia,[8] and the Americas.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-89904-275-7 Edition Braus
- ^ (ISBN 3-89479-324-4) Nicolai Verlag
- ^ Verlag, Hatje Cantz. "Mathias BraschlerMonika Fischer – Fotografie – Hatje Cantz Verlag". Hatjecantz.de. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ Verlag, Hatje Cantz. "The Human Face of Climate Change – Fotografie – Hatje Cantz Verlag". Hatjecantz.de. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ "The Human Face of Climate Change". Photo.net. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ "ACT NOW! A portrait project by Braschler/Fischer – The Eye of Photography". Loeildelaphotographie.com. December 3, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ C/O Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- ^ The Chinese Paris-Beijing Gallery, Beijing, China