PHOTOGRAPHERS from Switzerland

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Swiss Photographers of all time. This list of famous Swiss Photographers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Werner Bischof (1916 - 1954)

With an HPI of 50.86, Werner Bischof is the most famous Swiss Photographer.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Werner Bischof (26 April 1916 – 16 May 1954) was a Swiss photographer and photojournalist. He became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1949, the first new photographer to join its original founders.: 445  Bischof's book Japan (1954) was awarded the Prix Nadar in 1955.

2. René Burri (1933 - 2014)

With an HPI of 50.82, René Burri is the 2nd most famous Swiss Photographer.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

René Burri (9 April 1933 – 20 October 2014) was a Swiss photographer. Burri was a member of Magnum Photos and photographed major political, historical and cultural events and key figures of the second half of the 20th century. He made portraits of Che Guevara and Pablo Picasso as well as iconic pictures of São Paulo and Brasília.

3. Gaudenzio Marconi (1841 - 1885)

With an HPI of 47.71, Gaudenzio Marconi is the 3rd most famous Swiss Photographer.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Gaudenzio Marconi (12 March 1841, Comologne, Switzerland–1885, Schaerbeek, Belgium) was a Swiss/Italian photographer who later worked in France and Belgium.