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Poor rich country (World 2026, by Luca Zanetti) - Swiss Press Award

Downtown Georgetown. St. George's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral. The church is of Gothic revival timber construction and reaches a height of 43.5 metres. It is the seat of the Bishop of Guyana. St. George's was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield and opened on 24 August 1892.
Luca Zanetti
Downtown Georgetown. St. George's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral. The church is of Gothic revival timber construction and reaches a height of 43.5 metres. It is the seat of the Bishop of Guyana. St. George's was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield and opened on 24 August 1892.
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2026

Poor rich country

Luca Zanetti

Oil discoveries have brought massive economic growth to the South American country of Guyana. But the population sees little of this benefit. What's going wrong?

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Poor rich country

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Photo / World
2026

Luca Zanetti

Oil discoveries have brought massive economic growth to the South American country of Guyana. But the population sees little of this benefit. What's going wrong?

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Luca Zanetti / Swiss Press Award

Luca Zanetti

fotograf, Zurich, 1971

Luca Zanetti (*1971), Fotograf. Prägend war seine Mutter, ebenfalls Fotografin, die ihn ins krisengeschüttelte Nicaragua mitnahm. Studium an der ZHdK. Langzeitprojekt: "80 Tage um die Welt". Aktuelle Projekte in Lateinamerika und Zentralafrika. Lebt in Kolumbien und Zürich.

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