He started out as an architectural, abstract, and travel photographer. However, people and their faces fascinated him the most. Today, he is devoted almost exclusively to portrait photography. He is not interested in traditional models, but rather people with charisma, vulnerability, and presence. For him, age, gender, and experience in front of the camera play a secondary role — personality is what matters most.

He sums up this attitude in one sentence: "You can't retouch feelings." He is not interested in the perfect model, but rather the person behind the facade — their presence, character, and the subtle nuances that bring a picture to life.

Anton works almost exclusively with available daylight. Whether he is working in his Winterthur studio or in the surroundings of an old industrial area, whose rough charm he deliberately incorporates into his visual language, the light remains natural, soft, and honest. He also takes a restrained approach to post-processing. His images are allowed to retain their rough edges. He speaks of a preference for the "dirty" and the imperfect. This is precisely where their power lies.

His portraits are often in black and white and reduced to expression, gaze, and gesture. They appear both calm and intense. Many of his works convey an almost tangible closeness without being loud or forced. Sensuality arises not through exposure, but through atmosphere. His images get under your skin because he seeks authenticity rather than effects.

For Anton, a shoot doesn't begin with the first click of the camera; it begins with the encounter. He values conversations, time to settle in, and developing trust. Music, his second great passion after photography, often accompanies this process. It creates atmosphere, relieves tension, and gives the collaboration a rhythm reflected in his pictures. He sees a shoot as a shared journey and a dialogue. The subject contributes their ideas, and he creates the space in which genuine moments can arise. This perhaps explains his own quote: "My pictures often say more about me than about the person in front of the camera."

This attitude extends beyond individual shoots. Anton gives workshops and has contributed to and published his own photo book, Moments: Moments of Light and Shadow. SWAN Magazine honored his work with the headline, "When Passion Becomes Excellence."

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