Karin grew up in a small village in Switzerland surrounded by mountains. After training as a photographer, she roamed the world, living with different communities, drawn in by nature, camera by her side. For more than 5 years, Karin has freelanced covering everything from classical music, to art, NGO's and tourism. Personal projects such as "What Does It Mean To Be Tibetan", "Protect What You Love," or "Boundaries of our home" have shaped her ontology. Today she specializes in environmental photography/filmmaking and is committed to land, water and conservation.
Series
photoSCHWEIZ 2023
5 images
Growing up in a mountain village in Switzerland, closely connected to nature and it’s seasons. I’ve always thought that we value our home to the fullest. For me it’s inhaling fresh mountain air or drinking spring water and getting that energizing - and yet calming feeling from deep within. Now I see, the length of the seasons are changing, extreme weather conditions are becoming more frequent - glaciers are melting. We loose connection to nature and extract it’s resources as it was owned by humans. My vision is that we do anything in our power for our planet and it’s functioning eco-system. I wanna show the beauty of our endangered home in order to sound the alarm and steer into the direction where we are one with nature again. I envision this cause I feel home - surrounded by trees, bees, birds and snowy mountains and I wish that the future generations may also experience this.
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