Willy Spiller who lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland, is not only a fine
art photographer but also specialises in cultural reporting and corporate
communication. He is also the only Swiss contributor to the famous
GettyImages, USA.
After receiving his master¹s degree from the Zurich University of Art and
Design (ZHDK) Willy Spiller pursued further education in Milan where he
gained experience in a wide variety of photographic disciplines. In the
following years, the majority of his work was rooted in photojournalism.
Travelling on his own or with various writers Willy Spiller has visited all
five continents on his many assignments. His images have appeared in
numerous leading European newspapers and magazines.
He has received prizes for both his published and exhibited work, most
notably for his acclaimed books "Pictures of a local reporter" and "Subway
people in the underground". His latest book, produced in collaboration with
the writer Paul Nizon, covers his journey through South East Asia and has
already been published in France.
Willy Spillers photographs have been on display in major exhibits in Cairo,
Milan, New York, Paris and Zurich.
Willy¹s work has been acquired for world-renowned art collections such as
Kunsthaus Zürich, Swiss National Museum, Fotostiftung Schweiz, Getty
Collection, Musee l'Elysee, The Swiss Centre New York, as well as by private
collectors.
His most recent projects are "City Life. The Human Park"
and "Moonlight", a long term project of the famous Swiss mountain peaks
under the full moonlight.
Willy¹s signature mark involves capturing images that re-tell everyday
stories, using techniques of fine art and documentary photography.
Zur Wiedereröffnung präsentiert die Photobastei am 20. August eine grosse Doppelausstellung des bekannten Zürcher Fotokünstl ers und Fotojournalisten Willy Spiller. Die Schwarzweiss-Arbeit « Zürich - Bilder eines Fotojournalisten » ist in den 70er Jahren aus seiner Tätigkeit als Fotoreporter für di e Zürcher Wochenzeitung "Züri Leu » entstanden, die Farbarbeit « Los Angeles » zwischen 1977-1983 während seiner Arbeit für die NZZ in New York.
© Spiller
In Spillers Bildern zeigt sich ein unverblümter, le bensfrischer und packender Blick, ein Gemisch aus schamloser Neugier und schurkischer Kom plizität, aber auch brüderlicher Kompassion. Es ist ein Humanist, der da schaut, nic ht auf der Suche...
Willy Spiller "MOONLIGHT"
photographer Willy Spiller (*1947) is showing his series MOONLIGHT.
For fifteen years Spiller has been following the moon, bringing back captivatingly beautiful, tranquil images from his trips to the mountains.
© Willy Spiller.
Spiller’s patient and tireless search for the earth’s satellite has taken him from the Engadin to the Canton of Glarus, from the summits of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in the Bernese Oberland to Central Switzerland.
Waiting—until the moon exudes its enchanting light and declares its readiness to have its ...