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Sabine Hess, is a Swiss / German photographer, based between Thun and Biel, Switzerland. She graduated from London College of Communication, UAL. Sabine is interested in our relationship with nature, intimate stories of life and togetherness.

Alongside her documentary projects, Hess has experience in editorial and portraiture photography. Her work appeared in magazines such as the FT Weekend Magazine, Das Magazin, PORT Magazine, M le Magazine du Monde, Il Foglio, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, Le Nouvel Obs, Konfekt, Monocle and Libération. Her first book You Felt the Roots Grow was shortlisted for the Star Photobook Dummy Award and was published by Ciao Press and Witty Books in 2023. Her second book, "one bed two blankets, seventy-six rules" was created in collaboration with Nicolas Polli in 2023. 

Hess was the recipient of the SPM Alumni Scholarship Fund, a finalist for the vfg Young Talent Award and nominated for the C/O Berlin Talent and the Leica Oscar Barnack Newcomer Award. Exhibitions include Biennale Images Vevey, Centre de la Photographie Genève, Verzasca Foto Festival, Fotofestival Lenzburg, Copeland Gallery in London and the IPFO Olten.

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