page_title: Michael von Graffenried
hierarchical_section_title: Michael von Graffenried
caption_attribution_description: English: Bab el Oued, Alger, 1997. Panique d'un policier en civil dont la voiture banalisée est prise dans les embouteillages du quartier de Bab el Oued, à Alger&#160;: l'arme au poing, il tente de se frayer un chemin. A plaincolthes policeman panics in the dense traffic of Bab el oued, a working-class erea of Algiers. With his gun in hand, the policeman tries to force his way out of the traffic jam in his unmarked car, to the indifference of a passerby.
context_page_description: Michael von Graffenried is a Swiss photographer living and working between Paris, Brooklyn and Switzerland.
  He started working as a photojournalist in 1978, travelling the world for numerous publications. Today he works on long-term projects using different kinds of media to showcase his artwork, such as open-air campaigns on public billboards and films. His work has appeared in numerous international magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, Time Magazine, Newsweek, Life, Paris Match, Le Monde, Geo, Stern and El Paìs. With his films, videos, photos, and also as a guest, he has contributed to many television programs in Europe. He has exhibited widely in Switzerland and France, as well as in New York City, Algiers, Hong Kong and Beirut.
context_section_description: Michael von Graffenried (born 1957) is a Swiss photographer living and working between Paris, Brooklyn and Switzerland.
  He started working as a photojournalist in 1978, travelling the world for numerous publications. Today he works on long-term projects using different kinds of media to showcase his artwork, such as open-air campaigns on public billboards and films. His work has appeared in numerous international magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, Time Magazine, Newsweek, Life, Paris Match, Le Monde, Geo, Stern and El Paìs. With his films, videos, photos, and also as a guest, he has contributed to many television programs in Europe. He has exhibited widely in Switzerland and France, as well as in New York City, Algiers, Hong Kong and Beirut.
caption: Inside Algeria, 1994, gelatin silver print, 43 × 20", 110 × 50 cm, edition : 1/3
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