Swiss Re Business Report 2011

Today, re-insurance giant Swiss Re published its business report which I had the honor to contribute to. Over the course of last fall, I did four shoots in three different cities – London, Zurich and Tokyo.

It was really fun collaborating with the very diligent and highly dedicated Swiss Re communications team and their agency in London, addison. Definitely a dream assignment! Here are a few of my favorite pictures:

Johannesburg

Click here for my Jozi portfolio!

“Elisabeth Real for The New York Times”…

…now here’s a byline I wouldn’t mind seeing more often!

William Johnson, teacher at Goldstein High School, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, February 29th, 2012.

Tokyo, for annabelle

Finally – Real/Rigutto‘s Tokyo story is published in annabelle! Thank you Azusa, Dieter, and Tomo-chan for helping us out!

Here are the tear sheets and a link to my personal Tokyo portfolio.

 

 

I always love it when…

…I, the overly enthousiastic photographer, try to sound ultra nice and use a lot of good words when trying to convince someone of something and they just respond in one phrase – as happened here, in my conversation with soldier Rollings from my project Guns, Adrenaline And Beer:

Elisabeth: Your house looks nice, I just saw it on Google Maps! I will call your girl when I’m in New York to confirm my visit. – I am actually planning on publishing all these stories in a “real” book this coming summer. You are cool with being photographed and interviewed again, right? I’d like to stick around for a few days and follow you like a shadow to see what you’re up to these days… to show your life after the Army. Of course you will be able see the pictures and read the interview before it goes into print. We can talk about this more when I’m there, in any case, I’m looking forward to seeing you soon again and meeting your family.

Rollings: yea thats fine

Be My Valentines

January

Sunday lunch at the grandparents’ with my dear cousin Sandro and his lovely gf Laura, and some random Anna Banana/Lilli…

Oh Yeah Yeah!

Don’t miss our Tokyo article in the upcoming annabelle issue! Out on February 22nd.

What Is Going On Here…?

Good question! I was covering the Belle Epoque week in Kandersteg for wir eltern (and looking quite ridiculous while doing so) – more pictures coming soon!

 

Swissbanking, Wine Maker

Wine maker and enologist Rahel Buchmann, of Rebgut Buchmann in Wittnau, for Swissbanking, October 2011.