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A new art museum for Basel (Daily Life 2017, by Kostas Maros) - Swiss Press Award

Opening of the Kunstmuseum Basel: the imposing staircase
Kostas Maros
Opening of the Kunstmuseum Basel: the imposing staircase
Photo / Daily Life
2017

A new art museum for Basel

Kostas Maros

Between pilgrimage joy and festival atmosphere: The rush to the new Kunstmuseum Basel building was unprecedented – visitors patiently queued. The sacred atmosphere evoked a certain emotion among the visitors. Despite the thousands of guests, the noise level was low, as everyone was busy looking and marveling.

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A new art museum for Basel

Basler Zeitung

Photo / Daily Life
2017

Kostas Maros

Between pilgrimage joy and festival atmosphere: The rush to the new Kunstmuseum Basel building was unprecedented – visitors patiently queued. The sacred atmosphere evoked a certain emotion among the visitors. Despite the thousands of guests, the noise level was low, as everyone was busy looking and marveling.

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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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