Privacy of Light

Privacy of Light is my main body of work — an ongoing photographic inquiry into the boundaries between public presence and personal space. Shot primarily in Switzerland, where privacy is both a cultural value and a legal right, the series reflects a society that instinctively guards solitude even in the most open environments.

As both a legal professional and a street photographer, I’m deeply aware of the tension between visibility and discretion — of how much we show, and what remains unseen. Switzerland’s strict privacy laws often echo what I witness through the lens: people turned away from view, shielded by architecture, obscured by shadow or reflection. The resulting images are not portraits, but moments of quiet negotiation — between individual and space, exposure and anonymity.

This project is rendered entirely in black and white to distill each scene to its essence: light, structure, gesture. Faces are hidden, bodies abstracted, yet the human presence is unmistakable — always implied, always half-withdrawn.

Privacy of Light is less about isolation than restraint. It’s about the way we move through shared spaces without fully surrendering to them. In a world of constant visibility, these images trace what remains private, even in plain sight.