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Greetings from the army (Daily Life 2016, by Nicolas Brodard) - Swiss Press Award

Greetings from the army — © Nicolas Brodard
Nicolas Brodard
Greetings from the army — © Nicolas Brodard
Photo / Daily Life
2016

Greetings from the army

Nicolas Brodard

The ritual is immutable. Every year, tens of thousands of Swiss citizens don their uniforms and march along train platforms to join their units for training across the country; the scene of farewell scenes and reunions between young lovers. Like here in Fribourg, where an infantry conscript kisses his sweetheart.

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Greetings from the army

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Photo / Daily Life
2016

Nicolas Brodard

The ritual is immutable. Every year, tens of thousands of Swiss citizens don their uniforms and march along train platforms to join their units for training across the country; the scene of farewell scenes and reunions between young lovers. Like here in Fribourg, where an infantry conscript kisses his sweetheart.

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Nicolas Brodard / Swiss Press Award

Nicolas Brodard

Photographe, Fribourg, 1985

Based in Fribourg, Switzerland, Nicolas Brodard is a freelance photographer. He works for the print media as a photojournalist and offers his skills to numerous cultural and institutional stakeholders. As an author, he is involved in the self-production of reports and personal projects covering Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, the Caucasus, and the Middle East.

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