The Swiss Camera Museum is delighted to present Swiss Camera Museum, a new book by photographer Henry Leutwyler. Published to coincide with the two hundredth anniversary of the invention of photography, the work marks a major milestone in the history of the museum and the coverage of its collection, unparalleled in Switzerland and indeed anywhere else in Europe.

Henry Leutwyler’s off-beat, amused and incisive perspective brings life to photography-related artefacts, arranged in surprising, fun and insightful visual compositions. The work will appeal to a wide audience spanning amateurs, enthusiasts and connoisseurs of photography, inviting them to take a fresh look at cameras and other photographic treasures that rarely take centre stage, and in doing so revealing a heritage that is increasingly relevant in our day and age.

Internationally renowned photographer Henry installed his photographic studio on the heart of the museum’s collections; his work takes us on a surprising and stimulating journey in which each piece of kit becomes a character in its own aesthetic and cultural story.

Produced by German publishers Steidl, the book has been accredited by the French Ministry of Culture as part of the Bicentennial of Photography and as such forms part of the official Bicentenary programme running from 1 September 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Official launch and book signing

Saturday 12 September 2026, 2pm, Swiss Camera Museum

With Henry Leutwyler

Part of La Booklette, a photography book fair organised by Images Vevey and Photo Elysée

           Fondation Fern Moffat