Federico Naef

"Federico Naef (1962), a mainly self-taught photographer born and raised in Zurich Switzerland, has mastered the art of developing and implementing innovative and creative ideas to achieve aesthetic and meaningful pictures. From a young age Federico was fascinated by cameras and their function to capture special moments and bring them to life. Drawing inspiration from the movie “Blow Up” directed by M. Antonioni, depicting the life of a photographer in London during the 60s, he decided to quit his studies and turn his career towards photography.
Starting off as a freelance assistant for various fashion-photographers, he pursued his occupation as a paparazzo for several publishing houses, giving Federico the ability to expand his range of competencies and refine his skills in press photography. Later on he realized numerous works in the field of fashion, beauty and advertising, specializing first on people and in time on still-lives and food. Having obtained profound knowledge in a range of fields, he was appointed photographer of the Zurich Opera Ballet. Focusing his art on societal tendencies, nature’s beauty, the news and more, by means of digital or analogue photogra...

- 2013 Parallax Art Fair London
- 2014 EWZ Selection Zürich
- 2014 Premio Arte Laguna Venedig (Finalist)
- 2014 Photobastei Zürich
- 2014 PHOTO 14 Zürich
- 2015 Photo Independent Los Angeles
- 2016 Artifact New York,solo exhibition
- 2016 PHOTO 16 Zürich
- 2016 Artist Corner/ACCA Gallery Los Angeles
- 2017 Photo LA
- 2018 Spirit Zürich
- 2024 Rossart Gallery Zurich
- 2024 IPFO (International Photo Festival Olten CH)