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The courageous cone hunter (Swiss Stories 2026, by Thomas Egli) - Swiss Press Award

Peter Suter, Zapfenjäger bei der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL
Thomas Egli
Peter Suter, Zapfenjäger bei der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL
Photo / Swiss Stories
2026

The courageous cone hunter

Thomas Egli

Peter Suter climbs to the treetops for research purposes. As a cone collector for the WSL research institute, he does so with federal permission. His task: to replenish seeds for the experimental garden, where much knowledge about the fate of our green lungs is also being germinated.

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The courageous cone hunter

Schweizer Familie

Photo / Swiss Stories
2026

Thomas Egli

Peter Suter climbs to the treetops for research purposes. As a cone collector for the WSL research institute, he does so with federal permission. His task: to replenish seeds for the experimental garden, where much knowledge about the fate of our green lungs is also being germinated.

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Thomas Egli / Swiss Press Award

Thomas Egli

Fotograf BR, Zürich, 1989

“Photography is my gateway to the world. I’m a curious person and can get excited about all sorts of topics. For me, photography is the key to getting to places and meeting people that wouldn’t be possible without a camera.” Thomas Egli studied Camera Arts in Lucerne. Even there, he learned to think beyond photography and to tell stories using multimedia. Immediately after graduating, he immersed himself in the world of journalism with an internship at the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper. For the Tages-Anzeiger, he photographed personalities from the arts and politics and produced feature stories. Now he works as a freelance photographer on assignment for newspapers, magazines, and companies.

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