Christian Bobst (b. 1971, Switzerland) originally studied graphic design. For almost 15 years he worked as a internationally awarded Art- and Creative Director for major advertising agencies in Switzerland and Germany before he decided to work freelance and move on into documentary photography in 2010. Since then he covered stories in over 20 countries in Europe, Afrika, Asia, North- and South America. His pictures were published in Magazines and Newspapers such as The Guardian, Stern, die Zeit, NZZ, The New York Review of Books, Huffington Post and Geo. in 2016 he was among the winners of the World Press Photo Award (second price sport stories). He is represented by laif photo agency in Germany.