Korace, 1992 and Zagreb, 1992
Thomas Kern/swissinfo.ch
Sarajevo, 1993
Thomas Kern/swissinfo.ch
Sarajevo, 1992
Thomas Kern/swissinfo.ch
Sarajevo, 1993
Thomas Kern/swissinfo.ch
Sarajevo, 1992
Thomas Kern/swissinfo.ch
War as part of our culture, our civilisation – this is the message of the images taken by swissinfo photographer Thomas Kern during long, cold nights and months in Bosnia and the besieged capital, Sarajevo.
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As a photo editor I am responsible for the editorial use of photography at SWI swissinfo.ch and our collaborations with photographers. When the opportunity arises, I take a camera and accompany one of our journalists.
I trained as a photographer in Zürich and began working as a photojournalist in 1989. I was a founder of the Swiss photographers' agency Lookat Photos in 1990. A two-time World Press Award winner, I have also been awarded several Swiss national scholarships. My work has been widely exhibited and it is represented in various collections.
It was never the Swiss photographer’s intention to capture war and its horror. He also didn’t want to explain the conflict. His interest has always been people – nameless individuals in their daily fight for survival.
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