Roland Schmid
was born in 1966 in Basel/Switzerland.
Photographical education at Hugo Jaeggi's.
Currently he works as a freelance photographer for many national and international Newspapers, Magazines, for different companies, and organisations. From 2007 - 2008 he was artist in residence at Association Gwin Zegal in Brittany / France.
Roland Schmid is represented by 13Photo in Zurich / Switzerland
Awards
2021 World Press Photo Contest 2nd prize General News, Stories with "Cross-Border Love"
2019 BJPhotography and Portrait of Humanity Award (Shortlist)
2017 1st prize Photo and Video Contest of Swiss Malaria Group
2017 vfg Swiss Photo Award, Shortlist with „The Great Escape“
2007 The Selection vfg, ewz-Unterwerk Selnau, Zurich (Shortlist) with „Schweinetot“
2006 2nd prize in Swiss Press Photo Award
2000 1st prize in Swiss Press Photo Award for his work on Agent Orange
Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2007
3. Wort- und BildfestiFall "Colorful India" in Schaffhausen/Neuhausen: "The Dalits: The Untouchables of India"
2006
Galerie Fons, Pardubice, Czech Republic: "Untouchables"
2002
Galerie Sommerlust, Schaffhausen
1999
Galerie Transit, Basel
1997
Basel University, ZLF: "Innenansichten eines japanischen Zen-Tempels"
1993
Mala Galerie Kladno, Czech Republic: "The Helvetic War"
1990
Nikon Salon Shinjuku, Tokio: "Three Aspects of Switzerland"
Group Exhibitions (sel.)
2016
Bellevue Basel, "Nahe am Kern"
2014
Bellevue Basel, "Transformations"
Photobastei Zurich, "Transformations"
2012
2009
Deutsches Hygienemuseum Dresden "War and Medicine"
2007
"Ostrava - Periferie nebo co?" in "Krasny ztraty", Prague, Czech Republic
The Selection vfg, ewz-Unterwerk Selnau, Zürich
2006
Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel: "Offside. Aufstand der Unberührbaren."
2005
Koksovna Karolina, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Galerie Fiducia, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Bathyscaphe. Pommerit Le Vicomte, France.
2004
Galerie Mlejn, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Dul Michal, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2003
Galeria Feducia, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Dul Michal, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2002
Castle and Synagogue Mikulov, Czech Republic: "One World"
2000
Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel: "Als mein Kind geboren wurde, war ich sehr traurig" - about the consequences of the chemical war in Vietnam. Touring exhibition together withe René Burri and Marc Riboud
1997
Galerie 4, Cheb, Czech Republic
Mala Galerie, Kladno, Czech Republic: Selfportraits
Mala Galerie, Kladno, Czech Republic: "Workshop Lauterbrunnen"
1995
Galerie 3,14, Laon, Frankreich: "Journal"
1994
Photoforum Pasquart, Biel: "3 Städte, 7 Photographen"
1993
Kladno Castle, Czech Republik: "Workshop Kladno"
1989
Bild Galerie Aarau