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Operation Valmy (Swiss Stories 2018, by Niels Ackermann) - Swiss Press Award

Neuchâtel, Switzerland / 01 septembre 2017. After his hearing with the party representatives, Maudet prepares the strategy in his hotel room with his aides, Cédric Alber, Sébastien Leprat and Rolin Wavre. © Niels Ackermann / Lundi13
Niels Ackermann
Neuchâtel, Switzerland / 01 septembre 2017. After his hearing with the party representatives, Maudet prepares the strategy in his hotel room with his aides, Cédric Alber, Sébastien Leprat and Rolin Wavre. © Niels Ackermann / Lundi13
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Photo / Swiss Stories
2018

Operation Valmy

Niels Ackermann

What does a "presidential" campaign look like in Switzerland? When Didier Burkhalter resigned, I asked Pierre Maudet, the Geneva outsider tipped to replace him, to follow his campaign from day one to day two, giving an inside look at the mechanisms of Swiss politics and a method of election often equated with co-optation.

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Operation Valmy

NZZ / Le Temps / Météore

Winner
Photo / Swiss Stories
2018

Niels Ackermann

What does a "presidential" campaign look like in Switzerland? When Didier Burkhalter resigned, I asked Pierre Maudet, the Geneva outsider tipped to replace him, to follow his campaign from day one to day two, giving an inside look at the mechanisms of Swiss politics and a method of election often equated with co-optation.

Interview with Niels Ackermann

Swiss Press Photo 18 – Niels Ackermann – Gagnant Reportages Suisses

Interview with Niels Ackermann

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Niels Ackermann / Swiss Press Award

Niels Ackermann

Photographe, Genève, 1987

Niels has worked as a photojournalist for the Swiss and international press since 2007. Working on Ukraine since 2009, he has published three books dedicated to the country. These include the post-Chernobyl youth (2016), the management of the Soviet legacy (2017), and the war unleashed by Russia (2021). The perpetual quest for nuance is a cardinal point of his work. An idea that the world is too complex to be summed up in binary oppositions between good and evil, between right and wrong, and that it is often better to ask new questions than to provide answers yourself. After focusing on Ukraine for more than 13 years, Niels is now interested in the Swiss political system. In addition to photography, Niels holds a degree in political science from the University of Geneva. He now lives in Geneva, where he co-founded the photography collective Lundi13.

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