YVES SUTER PHOTOGRAPHER

YVES SUTER PHOTOGRAPHER

CURRICULUM VITAE - Born 27th of september 1983-1990 1998 Elementary & Secondary School in Brunnen (SUI) - 1998 2002 Kantonsschule Kollegium Schwyz (SUI) Cambridge First Certificate Diploma - 2002 2004 AKAD Zurich (SUI) Matura Diploma - 2005 2008 Photomedien Forum, Kiel & Hamburg (GER) Photographers Diploma - 2005 2006 Photographers assistant in Zurich (SUI) - 2006 2010 Photographers assistant in Hamburg (GER) - 2010 2011 Photographers assistant in Zurich (SUI) - 2004 2011 Freelance Snowboard Photographer (global) - 2010 now Freelance Photographer / Publisher (global) ADDITIONAL - Languages: Swiss German (native language), German, French, English. - English language courses in Torquay (UK) and San Diego (USA) - French language courses in Montreux (SUI) - Photographers assistant to well known photographers from Europe & the US. - Travels included multiple Trips all over: North America, South America, Near East, Japan, Russia and Europe.

RESUMÉ Yves Suter was born in 1983. He grew up in Brunnen (SUI) in the Central Switzerland Alps and graduated as a Photographer from PMF School in Kiel/Hamburg (GER) in 2008. Since being a teenager he has worked as snowboard photographer and traveled the world extensively from Europe, South & North America to Asia. Experiencing new cultures and documenting the lifestyle of people is his motivation. He works for international clients & magazines. Dedicated to chaotic structures and influenced by the simple and clean lines of german photography he tries to combine these inputs into different series themes. Through his black/white photography he aims to show a combination of people, emotional moments and urban city life in a clean and simple way. Other Series about his travels as a winter sports nomad show the reductionist style of his photography with scenes of lone landscapes and portraits of the people he has met around the world. He is dedicated to photography, to capturing life on film through analog cameras. http://www.yvessuter.com

EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS 2012 Strawberry Snow, Book Launch, Tokyo (JP) 2012 Red Bull Illume Award Picture selected for the the 2012 calendar from the Wings for life foundation 2011 Strawberry Snow, Book Launch, Zurich (SUI) 2011 Shots.tv The Exhibition at Swiss Alpine Museum, a Swiss snowboard photography exhibition, Berne (SUI) 2011 Book Immer nie am Meer at Photobook London, exhibition & fair at Hotshoe Gallery, London (UK) 2011 For Japan, exhibition & private fundraising auction for architecture for humanity foundation, Hotshoe Gallery, London (UK) 2011 Book Immer nie am Meer at the Oh my book photobook exhibition during la Festival de la Photographie, Rencontre d Arles in Arles (FR) 2011 Book Immer nie am Meer at La Noche de las Libros Mutantes exhibition, II Self-Publishing Fair, Madrid (ESP) 2010 Zine & Book at Zurich Zine Sezession, Corner College / La Perla Moda, international art book exhibition, Zurich (SUI) 2010 Hamburg is not a meal Zine at Café Royale Books Independent Publishing Exhibition at PR1 Gallery, Preston (UK) 2010 Red Bull Illume Award 2010 Semi finalist Publication in the limited award book, ISBN: 978-3-200-01947-8 2010 Japan exhibition tour with the WhaleForceCollective One month exhibition tour in september 2010 at No.12 Gallery, Tokyo (JP), Gallery Kinrinkan, Kyoto (JP) and Gallery Mitokiya, Goma (JP). Supported by: Embassy of Switzerland Japan and Hakuin Verlag. Additional: Tourblog on Kinki Magazine website. 2010 Photo09, Zurich (SUI) Awarded with a young talent grant for the exhibition by SBF (Swiss Photographers Association). 2010 Hamburg is not a meal Zine at Kaugummi & Friends exhibition, Galerie de L IUFM, Rennes (FR) 2009 Hartwig Hesse Str. 13 Artspace, Hamburg (GER) exhibition & event 2009 WhaleForceCollective exhibition, Gallery MÜ, Zurich (SUI)

COMMERCIAL COLLABORATION Selected Clients Albin Snowboards, Atomic Snowboards, Alprausch, BüroNord Creation Agency, Carl Zeiss Ltd., Eleven Outwear, Fablas, Kost Ltd., Gabag Ltd., Gummi Love Foundation, Hakuin Airlines, Hammer Snowboards, Icon Snowboards, Kuu Wax Ltd., Red Bull Ltd., Suter Ltd., Sunvori, Yeahh 16mm Film Production, Wings for life Foundation, Zimtstern Outwear and more. Selected Editorials 7thsky, HUCK Magazine, Kinki Magazine, Onboard, Pleasure, US Snowboard- MAG, Whiteout, Snowboarder MBM, Playboard, Beach Mountain Magazine, NoWay Magazine and more. Press Several features and interviews printed in Lifestyle and Art Magazines in Switzerland, Germany, England and Japan, as well as several Online Magazines. The WhaleForce Collective The whale force collective, is an artist collective founded in 2009. Yves is a member of the collective currently including 5 artists. The works of the artists are represented through photography, painting, design, illustration and installation. The members of the collective are connected to each other through their works, which symbolize aspects of youth culture like skate, pop, fashion and snowboarding. Hakuin Publishing The Hakuin Publishing Company was founded in the year 2009. It s the result of the collaboration between artists from Hamburg (GER) and Zürich (SUI). The company was founded in order to publish independently the collective s self-determined own ideas. Yves is a cofounder. The Books and Zines are sold in Shops in Athens, London, Lucerne, New York, Tokyo, Zurich and on the Website. http://www.hakuin-verlag.com Carl Zeiss Ltd. Regular worker for the german Camera Lense Producer, Carl Zeiss Ltd., as support for special events throughout the year, as well as a technical adviser for distributors & clients at the Photokina Trade Fair in Cologne.

BIBLIOGRAPHY - Hamburg is not a meal 2009, Hakuin Publishing Zurich (SUI) 82 Pages, 14 x 20 cm Black/White Photocopy Print Edition of 100, Signed & Numbered Content: Dedicated to chaotic structures and influenced by the simple and clean lines of german photography he tries to combine these inputs info different series themes. Through his black/white photography he aims to show a combination of people, emotional moments and urban city life in a clean and simple way. The Zine Hamburg is not a meal shows pictures he took in the hanseatic city, where he lived for about 4 years. Sold out! - Immer nie am Meer 2010, Hakuin Publishing Zurich (SUI) 64 Pages, 22 x 29,7 cm Color Photocopy Print Edition of 100, Numbered ISBN: 978-3-9523730-0-2 Content: Since being a teenager Yves has worked as snowboard photographer and traveled the world extensively. Experiencing new cultures and documenting the lifestyle of people was his motivation throughout these times. His travels as a winter sports nomad show the reductionist style of his photography with scenes of lone landscapes and portraits of the people he has met around the world. The book Immer nie am Meer is a documentary about the winter 2009-2010, including an essay of thoughts about winter from Simon Betschart (SUI). Price: 24$

- Strawberry Snow 2011, Hakuin Publishing Zurich (SUI) 160 Pages, 16.5 x 23.5 cm, Offset, Color Print Open glue binding with red coated cord Edition of 300 ISBN: 978-3-9523730-3-3 Content: The book is a photographic documentary that accompanies the two Swiss, photographer Yves Suter and snowboarder Dominik Betschart, on a one month snowboard journey through Japan. During a travel from central Japan to the north island of Hokkaido and back. This book is a journal consisting of stories they have experienced and pictures documenting their journey. Price: 77$ - Into the great white 2011 by tba. 134 Pages, 21 x 22 cm, Black/White Offset Print Design by BuroNord Agency Edition: tba. ISBN: tba. Content: Into the great white is a photographic documentary about snowboarding. Not only focussed on the action side but more on the distinctive moments, landscapes and the people coming along with the sport. An all black & white documentation giving an inside view in a unique lifestyle, which made his way all over the world. Swiss photographer Yves Suter spent the last eight years with his friends, and as well with some of the worlds best snowboarders, in Europe, North America and Japan for the making of this book. Price: tba.

by Yves Suter. 2011