Daniel Sigg is a photographer based in Minneapolis/Saint Paul with Swiss origins. He is a founding member of the swissstreetcollective. He works and is interested in a wide field of genres including street photography. Today I wanted to ask him …
Know your inner dials
“The way we see things is affected by what we know or believe. […]. We only see what we look at. To look is an act of choice. […] We never look at just one thing; we are always looking …
“Stolen Moments” by Daniel Comte
This book starts with a medical statement: “In 2014, at the age 51, Daniel Comte was diagnosed Alzheimer”. By this point, he had built a successful career as a creative director whose work has won endless awards, both in Switzerland …
The Silent Shutter. Can You Do Street Photography Like A Ninja?
The silent shutter release – is it beneficial on the street? Does it make you stealth and silent like a Ninja? No more reveiling shutter sounds? Must be great, right? When you ask me, yes and no. But most of …
On seeing the art around you
“A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera” Dorothea Lange You’re walking down the street with a non-photographer friend, camera in hand. You snap a shot here, you snap a shot there. You snap shots …
Arnold Odermatt – An Obituary
On June 19, 2021, Arnold Odermatt died at the age of 96. His career led him to become one of the most influential Swiss documentary photographers of the 20th century. But it was a very unusual one. A baker and …