Michaël Zumstein

Michaël Zumstein is a French-Swiss photographer who is chosen among 10 leading figures in the world of photography to participate in the Training program by World Press Photo in 2011. Even if not working on commission, this photojournalism photographer also works on his personal projects which by experience allows him to render situations honestly and to go beyond stereotypes. Here are some of his photographs:

I think it’s not easy to be a photojournalism photographer. They need to be brave enough because it could be endangering their life in some condition. Besides, what interest me about his photographs is the way he captured the moments and people’s expression. I feel like his photo is not just nice but also seems like telling us a story and have deep meaning behind it. Other than that, I think he is so smart in using natural and artificial lights that accidentally there to emphasize the subject. Some of the photos make me sympathize and really can feel their emotions, for instance, this last photo makes me thinking what happens with her and make me willing to come there and help her. Here's the link to get more information about him, http://www.michael-zumstein.com/fr/ .