Betruf in the Swiss Alps (Swiss Stories 2015, by Samuel Trümpy) - Swiss Press Award
Samuel Trümpy
Alois Arnold, dairyman and long-time caller of the Alpine blessing on the Gisleralp, photographed on Tuesday, 5
Schweizer Familie
Photo / Swiss Stories
2015
Samuel Trümpy
Modernity has taken hold in the Alps, but an ancient tradition has remained alive: Every evening, Alpine herdsmen sing the "BETRUF" (Swearing). They banish the powers of nature and summon helpful forces. For a report on this tradition, I photographed three different Alps in Uri and Appenzell.
