Beat Habermacher
Switzerland

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Dog Walk with my Dogs"

Snow Dogs walking uphill.

Biography: I HAVE WORKED AT HOME AND ABROAD AS A FREE AND INDEPENDENT PHOTOGRAPHER. I AM A TRAINED TYPOGRAPHER AND TECHNICIAN HF POLYGRAFIE. I GAINED EXPERIENCE AS A PROJECT MANAGER AT TA-MEDIA AG AND PUBLICITAS FOR NEWSPAPER AND INTERNET PROJECTS SOFTWARE (WORKFLOW SYSTEMS FOR TEXT, IMAGE, AND ADVERTISEMENTS). IN THE DESIGN BERUFSMITTELSCHULE BY SABINE SÜSSTRUNK, A PROFESSOR AT THE EPFL IN LAUSANNE, THE PHOTOGRAPH'S HIGHER ORDERS WERE TRANSMITTED TO ME. MY ENTHUSIASM FOR PHOTOGRAPHY BEGAN IN PRIMARY SCHOOL WHEN MY FATHER GAVE ME MY FIRST ANALOGUE SLR. SO I WAS BECOMING A VIRUS, WHICH HAS NOT LEFT ME...