Daniel Auf der Mauer

Daniel Auf der Mauer has studied photography at Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst in Zurich, Switzerland and graduated with honorable mention. In his work as a freelance photographer, Daniel photographs documentary stories and portraits for international publications such as The New York Times, Der Spiegel Magazine, Die Zeit, GEO, NZZ Folio Magazine and many more. “Daniel Auf der Mauer’s images reveal his unique gift of building trust with people and capturing their multi-layered emotional complexity.” — GEO Magazine In 2012 Daniel published his photo book "MZAYNA – Of Old and New" in collaboration with Anina Gmür – a long-term documentary about how the traditional culture of a bedouin tribe in the Sinai desert in Egypt is being changed through the influence of modern western society. MZAYNA is being published by Benteli Publishers and was shortlisted for the prestigious German Photo Book Award 2013. In 2015 Daniel has published his first short documentary film: "NOBODY'S WOMEN – Breaking the Silence: Sexual Abuse in India", which was featured in the group exhibition "Best of Contemporary Visual Journalism" in April 2016 in Zürich and also in the exhibition "Bildgewaltig: Frauenportraits" in March 2017 in Basel. Furthermore, NOBODY'S WOMEN has won the "real21" financial grant of the Swiss government and has been awarded a honorable mention by the Visura Multimedia Grant, judged by Greenpeace, National Geographic and others. “You are different than the other photographers. You let me be myself.” — Walter von Känel, CEO of luxury watch brand Longines