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Puff (Swiss Stories 2016, by Christian Nilson) - Swiss Press Award

Two Costa Rican girls sitting around in the lounge waiting for business.
Christian Nilson
Two Costa Rican girls sitting around in the lounge waiting for business.
Photo / Swiss Stories
2016

Puff

Christian Nilson

Puff is German slang and means brothel. Believe it or not, I had never been to one before this, strip clubs sure, but never a full-fledged brothel. This project was shot over 18 months in one of the best-known brothels in Switzerland, the Rote Villa. Prostitution is said to be one of the oldest professions in the world, dating back to 2’400 B.C. but it’s also one of the most looked down upon.

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Puff

Photo / Swiss Stories
2016

Christian Nilson

Puff is German slang and means brothel. Believe it or not, I had never been to one before this, strip clubs sure, but never a full-fledged brothel. This project was shot over 18 months in one of the best-known brothels in Switzerland, the Rote Villa. Prostitution is said to be one of the oldest professions in the world, dating back to 2’400 B.C. but it’s also one of the most looked down upon.

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Christian Nilson / Swiss Press Award

Christian Nilson

Fotograf, Männedorf, 1977

I'm a Swedish photographer living in Switzerland, a member of the photo journalistic agency 13 Photo AG. My roots are in street photography but now days I mostly work on short- and long-term photo documentaries. My camera gives me a reason to explore new places and forces me to challenge the introvert in me.

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