Thomas Kern

Expertise: Reportage- and Portraitphotography. Initials: tke

Thomas Kern was born in Switzerland in 1965. Trained as a photographer in Zürich, he started working as a photojournalist in 1989. He was a founder of the Swiss photographers agency Lookat Photos in 1990. Thomas Kern has won twice a World Press Award and has been awarded several Swiss national scholarships. His work has been widely exhibited and it is represented in various collections.

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US stooge or neutral Swiss? Diplomat defends key AI deal as tenure ends

This content was published on Oct 30, 2024 Swiss diplomat Thomas Schneider has brokered a historic treaty on AI. SWI swissinfo.ch met him as he prepared to leave his post at the embattled Council of Europe.

The Swiss metal detectorist who helped find a Roman military camp

This content was published on Oct 2, 2024 Self-taught archaeologist Romano Agola talks about life as a detectorist and the “treasure hunter” phenomenon in Switzerland.

Carolin Lerchenmüller has been Professor of Gender Medicine at the University of Zurich since May 1, 2024. She is the first professor with this specific title in Switzerland.

Switzerland now has a Professor of Gender Medicine. She’s here to stay.

This content was published on Sep 20, 2024 Carolin Lerchenmüller says it will take time to fully understand how and why women react differently to some diseases and treatments.

OSA President Filippo Lombardi poses with participants of the Swiss Community Youth Camp on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

Anniversary Trip to the Square of the Swiss Abroad

This content was published on Jul 17, 2024 The 100th Congress of the Swiss Abroad came to an end with a visit to the Swiss Abroad Square in Brunnen. A photo gallery.

Swiss coffee trader in Guatemala: corrupt or victim of corruption?

This content was published on Jul 9, 2024 Swiss citizen Ulrich Gurtner is being framed by corrupt prosecutors, his supporters claim.

Dominic Nahr named Swiss press photographer of the Year

This content was published on Apr 30, 2024 Dominic Nahr, known for his war reportages, is the big winner of the Swiss press photography awards this year.

Didier Calame, new Swiss People's Party parliamentarian

Didier Calame: an organic farmer on the political right goes to Bern

This content was published on Mar 20, 2024 The election of Didier Calame signals the return of the Swiss People's Party's agrarian wing to the federal parliament.

Obituary: influential Swiss graphic artist Roger Pfund

This content was published on Mar 18, 2024 Roger Pfund, who has died aged 80, was a Swiss painter, graphic artist and designer, best known for his designs of international banknotes and the Swiss passport.

Homeless people in wealthy Switzerland share their stories

This content was published on Mar 18, 2024 More than 2,000 people live on the streets in Switzerland. How did they end up homeless? We asked them.

Switzerland, an unsuspected hub for international cocaine trafficking

This content was published on Mar 15, 2024 Basel and its ports on the Rhine are one of the access points for cocaine arriving in the major Northern European seaports.

Islam Alijaj: the Swiss politician preparing for a ‘disability revolution’

This content was published on Mar 13, 2024 Islam Alijaj has cerebral palsy and is the first member of parliament with an Albanian background. He ran with the self-confident slogan "Making history".

Swiss carnivals – a riot of colour, noise and tradition

This content was published on Feb 20, 2024 The Swiss have been letting their hair down this month to mark the colourful carnival season.

Frozen in time: 2023 in Switzerland in pictures

This content was published on Dec 30, 2023 From natural disasters to human-created drama, here are some of the most eye-catching and memorable images from the past 12 months in Switzerland.

Swiss hip hop wows – with no mention of cows

This content was published on Aug 16, 2023 Swiss hip hop, sung in dialect, has finally broken into the charts in Germany. It also exists in English, Spanish and even Papiamentu.

SPEX FESTIVAL trans

This content was published on Aug 13, 2023 Das Spex festival setzt den Schwerpunkt auf Hiphop aus der Schweiz, Deutschland und Österreich.

‘Sabotage everywhere’: at the Swiss birthplace of global anarchism

This content was published on Aug 8, 2023 Thousands of anarchists made the pilgrimage to the small town of St-Imier for “Anarchy 2023”. Their positions, for example on Ukraine, differ widely.

‘Working on Switzerland’s DNA’ via cultural policy

This content was published on Jul 22, 2023 Carine Bachmann, director of the Federal Office of Culture, is setting a new course for Switzerland's cultural policy.

Uriel Orlow, the globetrotting artist who whispers to ghosts

This content was published on Jun 14, 2023 One of the winners of this year’s Prix Meret Oppenheim, Uriel Orlow’s "Swissness" is only one element in an enthrallingly complex life.

Dieter Roth sitting at his project: Dieter Roth bar

The secret of immortality? For Swiss artist Dieter Roth, ‘organic irreverence’

This content was published on Jun 5, 2023 On the 25th anniversary of Roth’s death, his legacy and anarchic humour remind us of what is at the core of art.

Raiffeisen Square should change name over anti-Semitic concerns, say historians

This content was published on May 26, 2023 Activists say a square in St Gallen in eastern Switzerland dedicated to the German founder of the cooperative Raiffeisen banks should be renamed.