Gian Paul Lozza is a Swiss born photographer , director and dop. His imagery results from a clear and precise vision. A sense of power, intensity and restraint transcends everything he shoots. Famous for his heroic Sports Photography, today Gian Paul is also regarded for his portraits and landscapes worldwide. With a bold, graphic style he finds depth in his use of light. He captures the human form with the same sculptural rigour that he applies to his landscape work.
selected CLIENTS
The North Face, Nike, Samsung, Adidas, Converse, Levi’s, Hasselblad, Oakley, Burton Snowboards, Red Bull, Ford, Volvo, Audi, Jaguar, Canon, UBS, Credit Suisse, ZKB, ZHDK, Sandqvist, Time Magazine, Das Magazine, FT Magazine, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, Wallpaper, Men’s Health, The Red Bulletin Magazine, Innovator Magazine
BIOGRAPHY
monographs
Homeland (2014), Hakuin Verlag Zurich
Nature of Snowboarding (2007), Rupa Publishing Munich
solo exhibitions
2023
Air, Riders, Laax
2018
Somnium, Gallery Francesca Maffeo, Leigh on Sea
2017
Somnium, Galerie Julia Waldmann, Hamburg
2015
The Terrex Collection, Goldberg Studios, Munich
2014
Somnium, Bildhalle, Zurich
Homeland, TheTrace Gallery, Zurich
group exhibitions (selected)
2024
Yes, Altes Kraftwerk Matte, Bern
2023
Räumliche Solidaritäten, Studio Other Spaces (Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann), Gelbes Haus, Flims
2016
Lost Faces, The Trace Gallery, Zurich
Photo London Fair, Bildhalle, London
2015
Selection, Photoforum Pasqu'Art, Biel
Secrets, Kunsthalle, Bern
125Live, Dray Walk Gallery, London
2014
Selection, Photoforum Pasqu'Art, Biel
Fotoszene Graubuenden, Photobastei, Zurich
Homeland, EWZ Selection, Photobastei Zurich
2013
The Eye of the Valley, Chateau Papillon des Arts, St. Moritz
The Eye of the Valley, Galerie Idea Fixa, Basel
In Between, Hans Mars Gallery, Zurich
2012
Soirée Graphique 12, Kunsthalle, Bern
2011
Geschossen & Gedruckt, Staedtische Galerie, Luedenscheid
2010
3S Exhibition, Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow
2007
Jahresausstellung, Buendner Kunstmuseum, Chur
2005
Wordless 05, Toni Areal, Zurich
2004
Wordless 04, Toni Areal Zurich
Pool Exhibition, Galerie Plattform 11, Zurich
Modart 04, Galerie Serie A, Munich
2003
Jahresausstellung, Buendner Kunstmuseum, Chur
Modart 03, Alte Chemie, Munich
collections
Credit Suisse Art Collection, Zurich, Switzerland
Sammlung Buendner Kunstmuseum, Chur Switzerland
Various private collections
awards
2015
Prix Photoforum, Photoforum Pasquart, finalist
Creative Review, The Photo Annual 15, Winner best in book
2014
Prix Photoforum, Photoforum Pasquart, finalist
Creative Review, The Photo Annual 14, shortlist
Swiss Photo Awards, short list
2013
Creative Review, The Photo Annual 13, shortlist
2007
Red Bull Illume Image Quest, Winner Quategorie Illumination