Works 2001-2019

Images of a cross-cultural journey

The Swiss photographer Joël Tettamanti, born 1977 in Cameroon is a restless traveller. Assignments for international magazines and global company groups take him to known and unknown places all over the world, which he, through his lens, more or less coincidentally approaches as an artist.

Moving from unspoiled countryside across the borders between nature and civilization to the centers of agglomeration, he focuses on places and subjects that give each location its specific identity. His richly detailed pictures explore the encounter between seemingly rationally constructed civilization and natural forms, showing just how absurd and surreal man-made structures can appear.

Bilder eines Grenzgängers zwischen den Kulturen

Arbeiten für internationale Zeitschriften und global tätige Firmen bringen Joël Tettamanti an bekannte und unbekannte Orte der Welt, denen er sich vom Zufall geleitet fotografisch annähert. Von der unberührte