The First March of Gentlemen
he weathered a huge amount of personal scandal throughout his career
A surreal breeze drifts through the portraits and landscapes in this book despite their documentary nature
And seeking truth becomes a habit
It was near here that the river opened into the sea and was the entry point into this part of the country for all ships including my father’s
Fine Print: Photogram. Zurich, Switzerland, 1941 Size:20 x 24 in (50 x 60 cm) The First March of GentlemenWerner Bischof set up his studio near the end of the 1930s in a suburb of Zurich. After 1939, Switzerland had become an island of liberalism surrounded by a sea of fascism. Treating it as his ivory tower, Bischof devoted himself to his work as a studio photographer and portraitist, perfecting his photographic technique and training himself to be a master of seeing. Patience, care and precision were cultivated, and, as a result, a highly poetic