Werner Bischof Zebra woman. Zurich, Switzerland. 1942.
"It was pure chance that the camera and not the paintbrush became my companion. Since childhood I had liked painting. However, the commercial arts course a
(...) t the School of Applied Arts was full, so I decided to try photography. The endless possibilities of the new medium, the camera, fascinated me."
- Werner Bischof, unpublished memoirs © Werner Bischof | Magnum Photos