travel & documentary photography
Feb 2021
Alberto Venzago
Zurich
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Magic Forest Grimsel, Switzerland, black and white
Magic Forest Grimsel, Switzerland, black and white
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Antarctica, Iceberg, black and white
Antarctica, Iceberg, black and white
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Rainforest Malaysia, black and white
Rainforest Malaysia, black and white
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Antarctica, Iceberg 2, black and white
Antarctica, Iceberg 2, black and white
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Antarctica storm, color
Antarctica storm, color
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Rainforest, Olympic Parc, Washington USA, color
Rainforest, Olympic Parc, Washington USA, color
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Burma, Myanmar Monastery, black and white
Burma, Myanmar Monastery, black and white
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Tokyo, Roppongi, black and white
Tokyo, Roppongi, black and white
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Antarctica waves, black and white
Antarctica waves, black and white
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Rainforest, Malaysia, black and forest
Rainforest, Malaysia, black and forest
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Uluru, Ayers Rock, Australia, black and white
Uluru, Ayers Rock, Australia, black and white
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Saravak, Borneo, Punan warrior in front of waterfall, color
Saravak, Borneo, Punan warrior in front of waterfall, color
Zurich native Alberto Venzago virtuously oscillates with his camera between reportage and advertising, between documentation and staging. With photo essays, he casts a critical eye on world events and tells moving stories: from Zurich's Platzspitz to Benin's voodoo cult to child prostitution in Manila.
As a concerned photographer, Venzago does not shy away from any scene - neither the organised crime of the Yakuza in Japan, nor the long-standing revolution in Iran. His well-composed and constructed imagery, which serves as advertising campaigns for international brands or dazzlingly showcases world-famous stars, forms the antithesis to his reportage.
Venzago's first museum exhibition ever is an opulent retrospective of the photographer and filmmaker's work, Museum FUER GESTALTUNG ZUERICH opening July 2021.