Honorable Mention / 2023 / Portraiture / Other

Venice Surrealism

A woman waits for the boat at the boat station on the island of La Giudecca, Venice, Italy.

Hadrien JeanRichard is a Swiss and French freelance Reportage-, Documentary- and Portrait Photographer based in Zurich, Switzerland.
After graduating with a Bachelor in Business Administration and Communications in Switzerland, Hadrien had a career in investement banking. He eventually left the industry to follow his heart towards photography and storytelling.
In 2016, very early in his photographic career, Hadrien met renowned documentary photographer Peter Turnley. Peter became a close friend, mentor and has had a major influence on Hadrien‘s photographic style and approach to this day.