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Laughter is good for your health (People 2017, by Kostas Maros) - Swiss Press Award

Federal President, portrait, glasses, Federal Council, speech
Kostas Maros
Federal President, portrait, glasses, Federal Council, speech
Photo / People
2017

Laughter is good for your health

Kostas Maros

Portrait of Federal President Johann Schneider-Ammann with a serious expression during the preparation of his August 1 speech. However, his speech on March 6, 2016, on the Day of the Sick, caused quite a stir. It took over social media. The address was picked up by various television stations in France and even in the United States, and the Federal President was ridiculed. He took it with humor.

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Laughter is good for your health

Basler Zeitung

Photo / People
2017

Kostas Maros

Portrait of Federal President Johann Schneider-Ammann with a serious expression during the preparation of his August 1 speech. However, his speech on March 6, 2016, on the Day of the Sick, caused quite a stir. It took over social media. The address was picked up by various television stations in France and even in the United States, and the Federal President was ridiculed. He took it with humor.

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Kostas Maros / Swiss Press Award

Kostas Maros

Fotograf, Basel, 1980

Photographer Kostas Maros (*1980) completed a law degree at university and worked in the legal field for several years before switching to photography as a self-taught photographer in 2013. Since then, he has worked for editorial and corporate clients in Switzerland and abroad; he also realizes reportage and art projects. He is a member of the photo agency 13photo (www.13photo.ch). His artistic work is represented by Galerie Wertheimer (www.galeriewertheimer.ch). He has received awards for his photographic work, including the Prix de la Photographie Paris, the Vfg Young Talent Award, and the Swiss Press Award. In 2018, he won the Swiss Photo Award for his work "HIDDEN - Hidden Places in Switzerland."

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