In 2009, the Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler (b. 1969) and Monika Fischer (b. 1971) visited 16 countries around the globe and interviewed people whose existence is threatened by climate change. The result is a unique artistic document about the impact of global warming. With their large-format camera the photographers captured over fifty stories of fishermen and farmers, hunters and shepherds, mountain guides and victims of wild fires or floods. Standing on parched earth or among ruins, in front of melted glaciers or in the midst of flooded landscapes and in spite of acute existential distress, the victims appear confident. The low camera angle and frontal view leave the sitters’ dignity intact, becoming an instrument of sympathetic observation. Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer started their collaboration in 2003 and today live and work in Zurich and New York. They have received multiple awards for their photo projects, among them a World Press Photo Award.
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