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Portrait of Yoonmi Lehmann, former skater (People 2022, by Yvain Genevay) - Swiss Press Award

Lausanne, le 18 février 2021. Portrait studio de l’ex-patineuse artistique genevoise Yoonmi Lehmann. Photo Yvain Genevay
Yvain Genevay
Lausanne, le 18 février 2021. Portrait studio de l’ex-patineuse artistique genevoise Yoonmi Lehmann. Photo Yvain Genevay
Photo / People
2022

Portrait of Yoonmi Lehmann, former skater

Yvain Genevay

In a poignant book, Yoonmi Lehmann bears witness to the difficult conditions faced by elite athletes. She was forced to stop competing at 19, suffering from severe anorexia. She experienced this life change not as a failure but as a liberation. I wanted to paint a dignified portrait, both dark and bright.

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Portrait of Yoonmi Lehmann, former skater

Le Matin Dimanche

Photo / People
2022

Yvain Genevay

In a poignant book, Yoonmi Lehmann bears witness to the difficult conditions faced by elite athletes. She was forced to stop competing at 19, suffering from severe anorexia. She experienced this life change not as a failure but as a liberation. I wanted to paint a dignified portrait, both dark and bright.

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Yvain Genevay / Swiss Press Award

Yvain Genevay

photographe, Renens, 1967

Yvain Genevay est un photographe suisse basé à Lausanne. Il travaille principalement comme reporter et portraitiste pour la presse quotidienne et hebdomadaire. En 2000, il a rejoint les rédactions du Matin et du Matin Dimanche comme photographe permanent. En 2015, il reçoit le Swiss Press Award 15 "Photographer of the Year" pour un reportage sur une famille de réfugiés syriens. Depuis 2018, il est photographe permanent pour la rédaction du Matin Dimanche.

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