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Homo Helveticus on sale at Fnac in Fribourg

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Thanks to my friend Pierre Bruchez for shooting this picture of my book Homo Helveticus on sale at Fnac bookshop in Fribourg.

Don’t be shy and offer the book as gift to your friends.

Homo Helveticus. Fnac Fribourg. (click image to enlarge)

Homo Helveticus. Fnac Fribourg. March 16th,2019. © 2019 Pierre Bruchez

The book Homo Helveticus by Till Schaap Edition with a foreword written by Thomas Maissen in german, french and english languages.

168 trichromatic B&W photographs.
29,5 x 32 cm, 208 pages,
CHF 59.–/ Euro 55.–
ISBN 978-3-03878-025-0

You can order the book on www.didierruef.com

Homo Helveticus on sale at Musée de l’Elysée

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Thanks to my friend Olivier Vogelsang for shooting this picture at Musée de l’Elysée bookshop in Lausanne.

Don’t be shy and offer the book as a gift to your friends.

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Homo Helveticus. Musée de l’Elysée. February 19th, 2019. © 2019 Olivier Vogelsang

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Thumbs up by the photographer Yves Leresche. February 19th, 2019. © 2019 Olivier Vogelsang

The book Homo Helveticus by Till Schaap Edition with a foreword written by Thomas Maissen in german, french and english languages.

168 trichromatic B&W photographs.
29,5 x 32 cm, 208 pages,
CHF 59.–/ Euro 55.–
ISBN 978-3-03878-025-0

You can order the book on www.didierruef.com

Corriere del Ticino – Homo Helveticus

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On the latest issue (February 9th, 2019) of Corriere del Ticino, you can look at two pages on my book Homo Helveticus. I was very happy to give a long interview to Antonio Mariotti.

Corriere del Ticino. February 9th, 2019. Pages 30-31 (click image to enlarge)

Corriere del Ticino. February 9th, 2019. Pages 30-31

“Homo Helveticus in Corriere del Ticino (PDF)

The book Homo Helveticus by Till Schaap Edition with a foreword written by Thomas Maissen in german, french and english languages.

168 trichromatic B&W photographs.
29,5 x 32 cm, 208 pages,
CHF 59.–/ Euro 55.–
ISBN 978-3-03878-025-0

You can order the book on www.didierruef.com

Homo Helveticus on sale in Zytglogge, Bern

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Thanks to my friend François Gribi for shooting this picture of my book Homo Helveticus on sale in Zytglogge bookshop in Bern.

Don’t be shy and offer the book as a gift to your friends.

Homo Helveticus. Zytglogge Buchhandlung. Bern (click image to enlarge)

Homo Helveticus. Zytglogge Buchhandlung. Bern. February 9, 2019. © 2019 François Gribi

The book Homo Helveticus by Till Schaap Edition with a foreword written by Thomas Maissen in german, french and english languages.

168 trichromatic B&W photographs.
29,5 x 32 cm, 208 pages,
CHF 59.–/ Euro 55.–
ISBN 978-3-03878-025-0

You can order the book on www.didierruef.com

Swissinfo – Who is ‘Homo Helveticus?’

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On the web site of Swissinfo from the 2nd of February 2019, you can look at a selection of pictures from my book Homo Helveticus.

Didier Ruef has been documenting life in Switzerland for more than 30 years. His book contains a carefully compiled selection of photos of Switzerland and the people who call it home. The Swiss historian Thomas Maissen writes in the foreword to the book: “There is nothing that does not exist in Switzerland.” Perhaps, someone should add to this: and, nothing that the photographer has not captured by his camera in the last 30 years.

Swissinfo. February 2nd, 2019

The book Homo Helveticus by Till Schaap Edition with a foreword written by Thomas Maissen in german, french and english languages.

168 trichromatic B&W photographs.
29,5 x 32 cm, 208 pages,
CHF 59.–/ Euro 55.–

You can order the book on www.didierruef.com

Fête de Santa Domenica, Scorrano (Italie). Workshop Photographique avec la Leica Academie Suisse / July 4-8, 2019

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“Festa di Santa Domenica”. Photographic workshop in Scorrano (Apulia), Italy. July 4-8, 2019

Apulia, Italy. © 2018 Didier Ruef

Live an unique experience in Italy during a photographic workshop. Details are available in French, but the photographer speaks fluent English, Italian and German.

If you are interested or you need more information, feel free to contact Leica Academie Suisse or myself by email

Bilan – Le Genevois Didier Ruef publie ses photos en noir et blanc de l'”Homo Helveticus”

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On January 21, 2019 of Bilan website, you can read an article by Etienne Dumont about from my book Homo Helveticus.

Bilan. January 21, 2019. (click image to enlarge)

Bilan. January 21, 2019

The book Homo Helveticus by Till Schaap Edition with a foreword written by Thomas Maissen in german, french and english languages.

168 trichromatic B&W photographs.
29,5 x 32 cm, 208 pages,
CHF 59.–/ Euro 55.–

You can order the book on www.didierruef.com

Les Processions de la Semaine sainte à Mendrisio / Workshop Photographique avec la Leica Academie Suisse

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“Les Processions de la Semaine sainte à Mendrisio”
Photographic workshop in Mendrisio, Switzerland, April 18 -20, 2019

Good Friday. Mendrisio, Switzerland. © 2001 Didier Ruef

Live an unique experience in Switzerland during a photographic workshop. Details are available in French, but the photographer speaks fluent English, Italian and German.

If you are interested or you need more information, feel free to contact Leica Academie Suisse or myself by email

Homo Helveticus on sale at Leica Store Genève

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My book Homo Helveticus is on sale at Leica Store Genève in Downtown Geneva. The book Fractures is a book published by my friend, Olivier Vogelsang. We both were together when our books were printed by EBS / Editorial Bortolazzi-Stei in Italy.

Don’t be shy and offer both books as gifts to your friends.

Homo Helveticus. Leica Store Genève. (click image to enlarge)

Homo Helveticus. Leica Store Genève. January 11th, 2019. © 2019 Didier Ruef

The book Homo Helveticus by Till Schaap Edition with a foreword written by Thomas Maissen in german, french and english languages.

168 trichromatic B&W photographs.
29,5 x 32 cm, 208 pages,
CHF 59.–/ Euro 55.–
ISBN 978-3-03878-025-0

You can order the book on www.didierruef.com

Homo Helveticus on sale at Payot in Geneva

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My book Homo Helveticus is on sale at Payot bookshop in Downtown Geneva. Don’t be shy and offer the book as gift to your friends.

Homo Helveticus. Payot Geneva. (click image to enlarge)

Homo Helveticus. Payot Geneva. January 14th, 2019. © 2019 Didier Ruef

Homo Helveticus. Payot Geneva. . (click image to enlarge)

Homo Helveticus. Payot Geneva. January 14th, 2019. © 2019 Didier Ruef

The book Homo Helveticus by Till Schaap Edition with a foreword written by Thomas Maissen in german, french and english languages.

168 trichromatic B&W photographs.
29,5 x 32 cm, 208 pages,
CHF 59.–/ Euro 55.–
ISBN 978-3-03878-025-0

You can order the book on www.didierruef.com