Analog black-and-white photography has always been at the center of the work of Reto Camenisch: Both in his years as a photojournalist for various media (1982-2005) and as an artistic photographer with numerous exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad (since 1983).
Due to physical reasons, lately Camenisch has moved on to digital color photography, though his approach and subjects are comparable to the earlier ones.

Camenisch finds his motifs mostly on hikes to remote areas and time and again on trips abroad, which has already resulted in several books of photographs. The photographs get their unmistakable expression by consciously waiting for the right moment, by his own emotion and his becoming one with a place, a situation and its circumstances. This internalization is reflected in the pictures, which have something deeply human and timelessly natural about them. In the black-and-white photographs, the dark tones of the landscapes in their dusky mood and the partially shining light are particularly adequate. They are also nuanced by the analog recording technique and fine overpainting with charcoal dust. In the digital photographs, the colors have an additional existential meaning for the artist, which can also be experienced by the viewer. The pictures were taken mainly in India and will also be included in his next publication “The Fourth Third and the Poetry of Fear” (2022).