About me…

Roger Harrison 1942 GB. Küssnacht, Switzerland 1979

Bio in brief

Travelled in various countries and cities from Hong Kong to New York.

Cameras: Nikon D850, Nikon D810, Leica Q2Mono

Post processing: CaptureOne, Adobe Photoshop Elements.

CV

  • 1942 GB; 1979 Wohnhaft, Küssnacht

  • 1953 Grammar School 1958-60 Technical College. 1960-65 Royal Air Force, GB       

  • 1989 to date: Image contributor for lokal newspapers and magazines in Küssnacht, Schwyz, Zug; Kunstprojekte; Reportagen: photo, wedding, events; Architektur - Landscape - photography.

  • 1989 to date: Further education with known Swiss and American photographers (u.a. René Gröbli, Alberto Venzago, Peter Coulson, Steve McCurry).

  • 1996 Member of KunstSchwyz

  • 2018 Member of Visarte (Nr 18766) Zentral Schweiz 

  • 2022 Awarded Küssnacht culture prise 

  • 2023 Scholarship for Vienna 2024

    • «Strong Women» - 53 Ladies from the Küssnacht district – their stories – 2018

    • «Face to Face» – 33 artists from Küssnacht and their work and their stories - 2013

    • «Pastoral Küssnacht» – A photo book of black and white and colour images - the story of Küssnacht from 1990 to 2009, ISBN 978-3-85600-042-4, 2009

    • «heile welt – harte arbeit» / «ideal world - hard work» A book of photos in black and white about a family of mountain farmers who produce AlpCheese. Published in German and Englisch, 2003 ISBN 978-3-85600-034-8

    • Magazine «Bauzeit» / «Building Times» – Submitted work throughout 2010

    • «Im Garten der Kunst» / «In The Art Garden» Photographs for the catalogue accompanying «Fasson-Theater»

    • «Kunst im Altbau» / «Art in an Old Building» partial responsibility for the exhibition catalogue - ISBN 978-3-033-01491-6

    • «Neues Handbuch Alp» / «New Alpine Manual» A guide book for the people of the alps - one of 40 contributors, ISBN 978-3-033-00443-1

  • Ausstellungen – von 2020 bis März 2026

    2026

    • Photo_26 – Kongress Center Zürich

    • Kunst Schwyz, annual exhibition, Morschach, Schwyz

    2025 

    • Photo_25 – Kongress Center Zürich

    • Maihof – Images from Vienna, ‘Fasnacht’, KunstSchwyz

    • Maihof “The End” - June 27th 2025

    • Hütte Law - July to November 2025, Zug/Cham

    2024

    • Photo_24, Zürich, Oerlikon

    • Cultural Weekend, Kanton Schwyz in Küssnacht

    • Atelier R6 – Images from Vienna, Goldau

    2023

    • Eight Artists, Maihof House of Culture, Küssnacht

    • Minimale, Rathaus Schwyz, Schwyz

    • Act over 50 “The Beauty of Experience” Black and White , images, Maihof House of Culture, Küssnacht

    • Photo_23, Zürich Oerlikon

    2022

    • Street Photography, Maihof House of Culture, Küssnacht

    • Augenklicke/ Blink of an Eye, Regionalmuseum, Vitznau, Luzern

    • Cultural Weekend, KunstSchwyz in Küssnacht

    • Jubilee Exhibition, Galerie Meyer, Goldau

    2021

    • Utopie III – Be Loved, Visarte, Kornschütte, Luzern

    • Hotel Gerbi, Hertenstein/Weggis

    • Photo_21, Zürich Oerlikon

    2020

    • Utopie III – Be Loved, Visarte, Kornschütte, (Cancelled because of Covid)

    • Photo_20, ZH-Oerlikon

    And many more ging back to 1990