about me
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The images are printed with Epson Ultra Chrome pro 10 ink (WIR display permanence rating > 400 years) on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta paper (ISO 9706) and presented in a white matte in a handmade black aluminium frame from Halbe Rahmen and covered with Artglass AR 99 Protect (reflexion-free and shatter-resistant). Signed and numbered on the front and the back. The matte is cut in a way that the signature on the front is visible. Sizes are: 80×80 cm in a 100×100 cm frame, limited to thee prints plus two artist prints. 28 x 28 cm in a 40×40 cm frame, limited to five prints plus two artist prints.
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In my street photography I capture the decisive moments, when the irregular shapes of living creatures contrasts with the regular forms of the environment. People are interchangeable anonymous actors and animals are part of the city life. My preference for contrasts and regular structures is also reflected in my nature photography. I appreciate the visual language of Andreas Feininger, Fan Ho and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
I use analogue and digital Hasselblad Medium Format cameras. Earlier prints are gelatin silver prints. Newer prints are digital prints based on scanned negatives or digital files. Post-processing, if any, is limited to basic steps and there is nothing on the print, that wasn’t already on the negative. Depending on the size the prints are limited between 3 and 5 prints (plus 2 AP). They are made on Hahnemühle FA Baryta paper using ink with a WIR rating > 400 years, signed on both sides and are exhibited and sold in black aluminium frames with Artglass AR 99 protect.
A clear message is key to my photography which follows the paradigm “Reduce to the Max” reflected in
* Simplicity: Topics, patterns and lines are clear and straightforward
* Black and White: no distraction by colours
* Square format: a balanced image composition
* Authenticity: there is nothing in my pictures, that was not already on the negative
Curriculum Vitae
Born in Basel (Switzerland) in 1968, I started taking pictures in my youth with various cameras of my father and grandfather, who were both enthusiastic amateur photographers. Around 1997 I discovered my passion for black and white photography and started to develop my pictures in my own darkroom. Today I take photos mainly digitally. My favorite photographers are Andreas Feininger, Fan Ho and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Initially I photographed with Canon and Pentax cameras in 35mm format. In 2004 I switched to medium format and have been using Hasselblad ever since, first analogue and from 2021 digital. My preference for the Hasselblad system is based on the compatibility of the cameras and lenses since 1957 until today as well as the substantially larger size of the negative compared to the 35 mm / full frame format.
I enjoy shooting with my fully mechanical CM 501 and the digital back CFV II 50C, which is a wonderful symbiosis of the analogue and digital worlds. However for everyday use and travel, I usually prefer the X2D for ergonomic and practical reasons.
Awards
2024: nine “Silver Winners” Muse Photography Awards
2023: “Gold Winner” Tokyo Foto Awards, six “Silver Winners” New York Photography Awards, 2nd place overall in Books and “Gold Winner” Budapest International Foto Awards, Bronze medal EFFVAS (Switzerland), one “Platinum Winner” and one “Gold Winner” European Photography Awards, seven “Gold Winners” London Photography Awards
2022: two “Gold Winners” European Photography Awards 2022, one “Gold Winner” Budapest International Foto Awards 2022, two “Silver Winners” New York Photography Awards 2022, one Silver Medal Moscow International Foto Awards 2022 and one “Bronze Award” Prix de la Photographie de Paris 2022.
Exhibitions
2024 photoSCHWEIZ (Group exhibition, January 12 – 16 2024, Zurich/CH)
Forms and Figures of New York City (Solo exhibition, May 3 to June 28, 2024, Basel/CH)
Artexpo Basel (Group exhibition, June 13 – 16 2024, Basel/CH)
swiss Art Expo (Group exhibition, August 21 – 25 2024, Zurich/CH)
basel.(un)sichtbar (Group exhibition, October 12 – 27, 2024, Basel/CH)
2023: Animal Silhouettes (solo exhibition)
2022: Mystic Forests (solo exhibition)
Basitalia (solo exhibition)
2004: Moods and Fragments (solo exhibition)
Books
2024: “Reduce to the Max: Award-winning pictures 2021-2023”
2023: “Forms and Figures of New York City” (2nd place in “Books” and Gold winner in the category “people” in the Budapest International Foto Awards 2023, Gold winner in the category “books – people” in the Tokyo International Foto Awards 2023)
Media
In April 2024 the online magazine Muse posted an interview about my views to AI in photography, , the impact of awards in photo competitions as well as which photographers I admire (Winner Interview NY Photography Awards)
In June 2023 the online magazine Muse posted an Interview about my photographic roots and ambitions (Winner Interview London Photography Awards)
In April 2023, I was invited to create a page of the April issue of the independent cultural magazine “Programmzeitung”.
Contact
info@adrianschaub.com
Aeneas Silvius-strasse 34, 4059 Basel (Switzerland).