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Premiere SIYU AWARD 2025 – Young Swiss photography scene shows its diversity
On 16 October 2025, the SIYU AWARD will celebrate its first vernissage at Photobastei Zurich. The award, which emerged from the renowned vfg Young Talent Award, continues its tradition of showcasing outstanding young photographers in Switzerland. The team is delighted to have succeeded in breathing new life into this important prize. The jury members Lisa Schneider (agency director at 13Photo, Zurich), Virginie Rebetez and Dominic Nahr (photographer at NZZ, Zurich) will be present at the vernissage if possible.
The 2025 finalists are: Anna-Tia Buss, Lukas Maeder, Christian Schmid, Tianyu Wang, Louisa Taos Azzouz, Inès Riber, Sean Charlton White, Matthias Joulaud, Yohan Nieto and Jagoda Wisniewska. The winner of the SIYU AWARD 2025, which comes with a prize of CHF 3,000, will be announced at the opening. So it remains exciting. It's well worth coming to the vernissage, to which we cordially invite you all. Vernissage SIYU AWARD 2025 Thursday, 16 October 2025 Location: Photobastei Zurich, Sihlquai 125 Start: 6:30 p.m., award ceremony at approx. 7 p.m., followed by a tour of the exhibition with the finalists and jurors in attendance Exhibition duration: until 2 November 2025
Current information on events and guided tours can be found at siyu-award.ch and on Instagram @siyu-award.