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Basket lift, balcony conversations and visit to the glass facade (Swiss Stories 2021, by Kostas Maros) - Swiss Press Award

Alterszentrum Holbein Corona Besuch. Fotos von Besuchern vor Scheibe und Patienten
Kostas Maros
Alterszentrum Holbein Corona Besuch. Fotos von Besuchern vor Scheibe und Patienten
Photo / Swiss Stories
2021

Basket lift, balcony conversations and visit to the glass facade

Kostas Maros

A lack of social contact is causing problems for seniors in nursing homes. Residents with dementia don't understand the situation, while others experience dark memories. But the nursing home administrators are finding creative ways to cheer them up.

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Basket lift, balcony conversations and visit to the glass facade

Tagesanzeiger print und online

Photo / Swiss Stories
2021

Kostas Maros

A lack of social contact is causing problems for seniors in nursing homes. Residents with dementia don't understand the situation, while others experience dark memories. But the nursing home administrators are finding creative ways to cheer them up.

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Kostas Maros / Swiss Press Award

Kostas Maros

Fotograf, Muttenz, 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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