Horrenbach-Buchen – in a world of its own
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There's absolutely no sign of so-called "density stress" in the commune of Horrenbach-Buchen in central Switzerland, yet nine out of ten voters still backed an anti-immigration initiative in February 2014 because they want to preserve the countryside and its social structures.
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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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