Niels Ackermann Email & Phone Number

Niels Ackermann is a Swiss documentary photographer working for the international press since 2007 and a founding member of agency Lundi13. After four years based in Ukraine, he's now back in Geneva, Switzerland.His first long-term project, The White Angel, was published by Éditions Noir sur Blanc in 2016 and has received several awards and presented at numerous exhibitions around the world. His second project: Looking for Lenin, produced with the French journalist Sébastien Gobert, was published by Fuel Publishing (London) and Les Éditions Noir sur Blanc and exhibited for the first time at the Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles. Niels also regularly partners with social, environmental and cultural institutions through documentary projects and workshops. He also frequently gives conferences and workshops on documentary photography, freelance work and the financing of documentary projects.In addition to his photographic career, Niels also holds a Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Geneva. He regularly uses statistical instruments as part of his documentary projects or personal research. He now wishes to combine more strongly his analytical know-how and his expertise in storytelling with his knowledge of the media world.Niels' work was published in:The New York Times, The Wallstreet Journal, Times.com, Foreign Policy, National Geographic, Politico, CNN, Wired, China Newsweek, The Financial Times, Politico, Die Zeit, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Libération, L'Obs, Ouest France, L'Express, Courrier Japon, Le Temps, Die Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Das Magazin, L'Hebdo, L'Illustré, Tages Anzeiger, Die Weltwoche, Migros Magazin, Revue Hemisphere...

Listed skills include Photography, Journalism, Photojournalism, Photographie, and 36 others.

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  Documentary Photographer

  Lundi13

  Jul 2015 - Present - Ukraine / Switzerland

  Associate member of the Swiss photographers' collective Lundi13, management of the agency's communication and branding.Development of long-term institutional projects for clients such as the City of Geneva, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Orchestre de la Suisse romande or Comédie de Genève.Production of several personal documentary works in Ukraine and Switzerland, awarded with more than a dozen prizes and exhibited in numerous festivals and solo exhibitions.Publication of three books based upon my reportages in Ukraine (L'Ange Blanc, Les Editions Noir sur Blanc, Lausanne, 2016; Looking for Lenin, Fuel Publishing, London and Les Editions Noir sur Blanc, Lausanne, 2017; New York, Ukraine, Les Editions Noir sur Blanc, Lausanne, 2021).Clients: Huawei France, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Comédie de Genève, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Musée de l'Elysée, EconomieSuisse, Ville de Genève, Parti Démocrate Chrétien, Parti Libéral Radical...Reports published by: The New York Times, National Geographic, Wired, CNN, Le Temps, Libération, NZZ, Le Monde, The Wallstreet Journal...Numerous conferences and workshops given (in French and English) in Ukraine, Russia, France and Switzerland.