Franziska Willimann is a freelance photographer based in Zurich, Switzerland. In addition to completing commissioned work, she also engages in personal projects that highlight people and the beauty of everyday life. Through her long-term projects, she observes and documents the changes and developments of her subjects, showcasing their unique worlds and journeys.
GRANTS
2020 Athens Photo Festival / shortlisted with the series »Mein Glück«
2019 Finalist Fotofestival Lenzburg, nominated for «Jury-Price» 2019 with the series «Ce n’est pas par lui-même, mais par moi» (Mein Glück) and selected for exhibition at Muellerhaus in Lenzburg, Switzerland
2017 Selected and invited student by Canon for Photofestival «Visa pour l’image 2017», Perpignan, France
EXHIBITONS
2023 Booklaunch / «let go – get rid of – sensuality in the tiled washroom«
2023 VFG Bildersoirée Box / Photobastei Zurich
2023 Kunst im historischen Waschraum Zürich / «leaving behind«
2022 Best of Visarte Zurich & Guests, «Interplay«
2022 Art Space Parat, Zurich / Female Form
2019 Open Ateliers, Zurich / Retrospective
2019 Muellerhaus, Lenzburg / «Searching for Beauty«
2018 BelleVue, Basel / «Paradise»
2018 MAZ Gallery, Lucerne / Diploma Exhibition
2015 Praxis Zähringerstrasse, Medical Center Zurich / «Summertime»
2013 ABZ, Housing Cooperative, Zurich / «My world», «Stille Zeitzeugen»
Diploma and Studies in Photography, MAZ, Swiss Journalism School, Luzern
