curriculumvitae

curriculum vitae
personal details:
simon tanner
sihlfeldstrasse 130
8004 zurich
+41 79 416 16 83
[email protected]
http://www.simontanner.ch
born in berne, 21. 01. 1983
education:
2010 - 2011,
2003 - 2009,
1998 - 2002,
studies in editorial photography at maz - the swiss school of journalism, lucerne
master of arts in history (major in contemporary history, minor in politics), university
of berne
master thesis: “photography and propaganda - about the possibilities of showing
reality”
academic high school (major in economics), berne
working experience:
since 07. 2013
11. 2011 - 10. 2012,
since 2011,
01. 2011,
11. 2010 - 12. 2010,
2006 – 2009,
photographer for the daily newspaper „neue zürcher zeitung“, zurich
internship as photographer for the daily newspaper „neue zürcher zeitung“,
zurich
partner photographer of the swiss agency „keystone“, zurich
internship as photographer for the daily newspaper „tagesanzeiger“, zurich
internship as photographer for the sunday newspaper „sonntagszeitung“,
zurich
freelance photographer for “brainstore”, biel
publications:
das magazin, neue zürcher zeitung, migros magazin, tagesanzeiger, die zeit, sonntagszeitung, der
bund, bilanz, blick, sonntagsblick, le temps, 24 heures, nzz fokus, nzz am sonntag, beobachter
awards:
2012,
2012,
2011,
2010,
prize winner in the category „editorial photography“, swiss photo award - ewz.selection,
zurich
prize winner in the category „art and culture“, swiss press photo 12, zurich
nomination for the „joop swart masterclass“, amsterdam
prize winner at the vfg-nachwuchsförderpreis (promotion of young photographers),
zurich
exhibitions:
2013,
2012,
2012,
2012,
2011,
2011,
2010,
2010,
2010,
2008,
jungkunst, winterthur
swiss photo award, ewz.selection, zurich
swiss press photo 12, zurich
swiss press photo 12, berne
afterdark, la filature, mulhouse
closing exhibition, swiss school of journalism, lucerne
vfg-nachwuchsförderpreis, photogarage, zurich
vfg-nachwuchsförderpreis, centre de la photographie, genève
vfg-nachwuchsförderpreis, kunsthaus, basel
photo 08, maag event hall, zurich
current works:
2013,
2013,
2013,
2013,
2011,
2011,
2011,
2010,
2010,
2010,
2009,
2009,
series „le moment nihiliste“, usa
report „still dreaming“, usa
report „too much luck“, australia
report „guan gun“, china
report „study abroad“, china
report „passt mir auf mein kärnten auf“, austria
report „silvesterchlöis“, switzerland
long-term project „schweizer“, switzerland
series „hong kong“, china
report „ostland“, germany
report „american dream”, usa
report „euskadi ta askatasuna“, spain (basque country)
references:
nicole aeby
josephstrasse 92
8005 zurich
+41 79 605 04 84
[email protected]
brigitte meyer
falkenstrasse 11
8021 zurich
+41 44 258 11 11
[email protected]
reto camenisch
federweg 26
3008 berne
+41 79 311 09 53
[email protected]