Open door policy – for fridges

Cookery school Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

German teacher (48) and special needs teacher (38), two children Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Meeting point and garage Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Photographer (47) and student (17) Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Goldsmith (47) Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Catering company Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Pensioner couple aged 75 and 77 Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Bank employee (37) with two children Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Oasis, office cafe Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Architect (45) and housewife (40) with two children Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Office canteen Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Electrician (58) and housewife (52) with one child Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Company canteen Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Publishing house Thomas Kern / swissinfo.ch

Some keep them half empty and cleared out, others panic when they are not filled to bursting. Over the holidays, our fridges will be fuller than usual and it's more than likely that some of these food products will end up being thrown away.

This content was published on December 23, 2012 - 11:00

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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Open door policy – for fridges

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