Cynthia Mai Ammann is a photographer based in California and Switzerland. She graduated from the Photography School of Vevey and from University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL).
Her work mainly reflects on notions of identity, belonging and memory with an approach that oscillates between fiction and documentary. In both her personal and commission work, she constructs her images with a particular attention to feelings and emotions such as nostalgia, warmth and hope.
Press:
Fisheye Magazine
British Journal of Photography
It’s Nice That
Selected clients:
ON
Zeit Magazine
Apartamento Studios
T le Magazine du Temps
M le Magazine du Monde
Frankfurter Allgemeine Quarterly
Centre d’art contemporain Genève
Fondation vaudoise pour la culture
Femina
Swiss Films
Musée Jenisch
Valmont Cosmetics
Exhibitions and award:
2023 - Festival Circulation(s), Paris
2022 - Urgent Paradise, Lausanne
2022 - Palp Festival, Bagnes
2021 - Alt. +1000, Le Locle
2020 - Food Culture Days, Vevey
2020 - Promotion de la relève en photographie, Pro Helvetia, Lausanne
Contact:
cynthia.mai.ammann@gmail.com
Instagram:
cynthia.ammann
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