Cynthia Mai Ammann

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Cynthia Mai Ammann is a photographer based in Switzerland and California. She graduated from the Photography School of Vevey and from University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL).

Her work mainly reflects on notions of identity, belonging and memory with an approach that oscillates between fiction and documentary. In both her personal and commission work, she constructs her images with a particular attention to feelings and emotions such as nostalgia, warmth and hope.

Press:
Fisheye Magazine
British Journal of Photography
It’s Nice That

Selected clients:
ON
V-Zug
Zeit Magazin
Das Magazin
Apartamento Studios
T le Magazine du Temps
M le Magazine du Monde
Frankfurter Allgemeine Quarterly
Centre d’art contemporain Genève
Fondation vaudoise pour la culture
Food Culture Days
Femina
Swiss Films
Musée Jenisch

Exhibitions and talks:
2026 – Vietnamese Objects, Far-Near, New York
2026 – Vietnamese Objects, Union de la Jeunesse Internationale, Paris
2024 – Politics of Doughs, Shedhalle, Zürich
2023 – Festival Circulation(s), Paris
2022 – Urgent Paradise, Lausanne
2022 – Palp Festival, Bagnes
2021 – Alt. +1000, Le Locle
2020 – Food Culture Days, Vevey

Awards:
2026 – Focus Photo, Pro Helvetia
2020 – Promotion de la relève en photographie, Pro Helvetia

Contact:
cynthia.mai.ammann@gmail.com

Instagram:
cynthia.ammann

Additional portfolios available on request.

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