honorable mention
Joe Buergi switzerland
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Living on the train tracks
Born in 1965 in Stans, Switzerland, Joe Buergi started around 2000 with photography. He studied engineering at the Bale Institute of Technology and works now full-time as a project and team leader for the local government. As a pure autodidact, he developed the knowledge by himself but also by studying the masters. His music photography, together with travel, have become two of his life’s passions.
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A huge slum exists amongst the train tracks of Dhaka, the Capital of Bangladesh. Here the people work, live and play amongst the railway lines and trains. They spend the whole life there, without any protection and security.about the photographer
VITABorn in 1965 in Stans, Switzerland, Joe Buergi started around 2000 with photography. He studied engineering at the Bale Institute of Technology and works now full-time as a project and team leader for the local government. As a pure autodidact, he developed the knowledge by himself but also by studying the masters. His music photography, together with travel, have become two of his life’s passions.
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