https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Robert Frank, a trailblazing documentary photographer whose raw, piercing aesthetic placed him among the 20th century's greats, has died, according to his gallery. He was 94 years old. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190911/visionary-swissamerican-photographer-robert-frank-dies-aged-94 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:05:16 +0200 visionary-swissamerican-photographer-robert-frank-dies-aged-94 Just two days after announcing a ban on visitors taking photographs, the commune of Bergün/Bravuogn says it will after all allow pictures of the village to be taken. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170602/mountain-village-lifts-photography-ban-after-media-storm Fri, 02 Jun 2017 12:11:12 +0200 mountain-village-lifts-photography-ban-after-media-storm Researchers at Lausanne technology institute EPFL are calling for the public’s help to geo-locate archive photos of Switzerland in the 1960s. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170327/epfl-photo-mapping-project-reveals-1960s-switzerland Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:20:11 +0200 epfl-photo-mapping-project-reveals-1960s-switzerland "Photos have no place in a club," according to Zurich nightclub Frieda's Büxe, which has banned customers from taking selfies or indeed any kind of photo inside their establishment. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160315/zurich-club-bans-photos-to-protect-privacy-and-politicians Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:14:08 +0100 zurich-club-bans-photos-to-protect-privacy-and-politicians A photograph of a Swiss train travelling over a bridge against a snowy backdrop won this year’s annual Wiki Loves Monuments global photo competition. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131211/swiss-photographer-wins-wiki-monuments-award Wed, 11 Dec 2013 22:40:00 +0100 swiss-photographer-wins-wiki-monuments-award In a scene judged worthy of a Mr. Bean episode by Swiss media, a journalist for state broadcaster RSI bumped into a priceless glass work of art, smashing it to smithereens, during the opening of an art show in the canton of Ticino at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130909/journalist-smashes-priceless-artwork-in-lugano Tue, 10 Sep 2013 01:00:00 +0200 journalist-smashes-priceless-artwork-in-lugano With private jets filling the air and lines of luxury limousines on the ready, deep-pocketed collectors from around the world have flocked to Switzerland this week for Art Basel, the biggest contemporary art fair on the planet. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130613/vips-line-up-in-limousines-for-art-basel Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:55:00 +0200 vips-line-up-in-limousines-for-art-basel The 44th edition of Art Basel, the modern and contemporary art show, is set to roll in Basel’s expanded exhibition centre on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130612/biggest-modern-art-show-opening-in-basel Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:51:00 +0200 biggest-modern-art-show-opening-in-basel A huge trove of photographs taken over half a century by Switzerland's René Burri, known for his iconic portrait of cigar-smoking revolutionary Che Guevara, is to be donated to a museum in Lausanne, officials said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130603/photographer-donates-works-to-lausanne-museum Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:01:00 +0200 photographer-donates-works-to-lausanne-museum An exhibition of photos taken by Neuchâtel photographer Pierre-William Henry shows women baring all — but visitors need torches to see the flesh. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130418/flashlights-needed-to-see-flesh-in-quirky-photo-exhibit Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:16:00 +0200 flashlights-needed-to-see-flesh-in-quirky-photo-exhibit Tomasz Trzebiatowski originally moved to Lucerne from Poland to study music, but his interest in photography soon split his career in two directions. Today, he tells The Local why the city in central Switzerland is such a thriving artistic centre and why he decided to found a photography group. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130404/switzerland-is-a-great-place-for-photographers Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:05:00 +0200 switzerland-is-a-great-place-for-photographers