TITLE: Anna

Portrait image of Anna Sviridova in my studio. Hair & Make-up: Emmanuel Florias. ©sebmichel2020

AUTHOR: Seb Michel (Switzerland)

Seb Michel is a Swiss photographer born in 1976.
 
From an early age, Seb Michel was introduced to the world of photography. After spending his teenage years experimenting with his first film camera – a gift from his father at the age of 12 – he quickly discovered the strong potential of this medium as a means of expression and communication.
 
Graduating from CEPV in Vevey in 1998 after a dual training program, he joined LE STUDIO PRODUCTION in Geneva where he specialized in fashion and advertising photography. His collaborations with international agencies and magazines over a decade attest to his talent and professionalism. Enriched by this extensive experience, he now aspires to explore more personal and intimate projects, marking a new creative phase in his career.
 
Since 2012, he has been working in his own studio in Lausanne.
 
His interest in a more personal artistic approach has intensified, leading him to develop photographic series characterized by a minimalist approach. Through carefully constructed scenes, his work examines human relationships and interactions between man and his environment. While Seb uses photography as the final medium, his creative process incorporates a sculptural dimension, considering the creation of the image itself as an essential part of the work. His work thus reflects a constant quest for beauty and meaning, with a unique aesthetic signature.

 
Seb Michel is represented for artwork by MONIKA WERTHEIMER GALLERY 





COLLECTION

Art Collection of F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel
 


EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
 


2025
BENEATH A BOREAL BREATH, nominated in fine art category at 18TH Annual International Color Awards


2024
ABYSSAL, Honorable Mention in abstract category at 17TH Annual International Color Awards


2023
PHOTO BASEL 2023, with Monika Wertheimer Gallery, collective exhibition, BASEL
GALERIE MONIKA WERTHEIMER, 100 AUSTELLUNGEN, Collective exhibition, Oberwil, BASEL
VIVID HERBARIUM #1_3_C, Nominated in Still Life category at 16TH Annual International Color Awards
 

2022
GALERIE MONIKA WERTHEIMER, solo exhibition TEXTURE_#20, Oberwil, BASEL
ELMNTS • WATER ICE #17, nominated in still life category at 15TH Annual International Color Awards
 

2021
PHOTOSHWEIZ, with part of the series: ELMNTS • WATER ICE, collective exhibition, Zürich 
SARAH, honorable mention in nude category at 14TH Annual International Color Awards
 

2020
PHOTOSHWEIZ, with part of the series: BEAUTY IS A POINT OF VIEW •, collective exhibition, Zürich
BODYCOLOR 01, nominee in nude category at 13TH Annual International Color Awards
 

2019
RED, honorable mention in fashion category at 12TH Annual International Color Awards
 

2018
AQUASPLASH, nominee in fashion category at 11TH Annual International Color Awards
BLACK SWAN, nominee in fashion category at 11TH Annual International Color Awards
 

2017
ALREADY GONE, honorable mention in fashion category at 12TH Annual Black & White Spider Awards.
ANOUK, nominee in fashion category at 12TH Annual Black & White Spider Awards.
 

2016
RE-BIRTH SERIES, Silver in Fine Art – Nudes category at One Eyeland Photography Awards
RE-BIRTH SERIES, Silver in Conceptual category at One Eyeland Photography Awards