PHOTOSUISSE - Short and sweet
PHOTOSUISSE is the umbrella organization for people interested in photography from all over Switzerland. There are currently 55 photo clubs and around 150 people as individual members.
All members are provided with newsletters and on the homepage www.photosuisse.ch informed about the activities of the PHOTOSUISSE association. The photos and articles published by the members encourage creative photography. It also informs members extensively about the cultural activities of the Swiss photo scene.
PHOTOSUISSE organizes annual competitions at national level, in color and black and white. Successful participation in the competition is the deserved reward for committed photographers. Every member of PHOTOSUISSE receives a photo book with all the best, award-winning and accepted photos.
The winning works from the national competitions are presented to the public at the annual Photo Münsingen in an impressive picture show.
The Derek Slattery Nature Trophy has been held every 2006 years since 2. The initiator and donor of the hiking prize is our late honorary member Derek Slattery. This competition is based on the FIAP definition of nature photography.
There is also an annual PHOTOSUISSE Cup. Members from all over Switzerland get to know each other over an entertaining weekend and can thus make contacts with photo friends from all over Switzerland.
Members of PHOTOSUISSE automatically become members of the international federation FIAP (Fédération international de l'art photographique), to which 90 countries belong. The exchange of ideas about photography with people who are interested in photography from all regions of Switzerland, but also from other countries and cultures, revives friendships and transcends borders.
With their contribution, the members of PHOTOSUISSE support the promotion of photography in Switzerland.