Nicolas Righetti
Nicolas Righetti (born April 16, 1967 in Geneva ) is a Swiss photographer .
Life
Nicolas Righetti studied at the Institut d'Études Sociales and the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Geneva. For years he traveled extensively, especially in Asia, where he made photo reports about Laos , Bali , China and Mongolia . Photos by Nicolas Righetti have been published in Tribune de Genève , Construire and L'Hebdo , among others . He is particularly known for his photo reports from North Korea , which he visited four times.
In 2007, Nicolas Righetti was the first Swiss to receive a World Press Photo Award . On the subject of portrait reports, he won first prize for his report on President Saparmyrat Niyazov of Turkmenistan .
Works (selection)
- Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève: visites guidées. Ed. Favre SA, Lausanne 2017, ISBN 282-8-91616-2
- Calvin world: quarante portraits on cinq continents. Labor et Fides, Geneva 2009, ISBN 283-0-91357-4
- Love me Turkmenistan. Trolley, London 2008, ISBN 190-4-56391-0
- Last Paradise. North Korea. Umbrage Editions, New York 2003, ISBN 1-88416-732-2
Web links
- Photos by Nicolas Righetti at the Panos Pictures photo agency
- Literature by and about Nicolas Righetti in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Righetti, Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva , Switzerland |