BIOGRAPHY

François Ventura was born in Vevey and lives on the shores of Lac Léman. As a teenager, after learning photography at school, he enthusiastically produced his first silver prints in his family's basement before taking his camera and lenses to many countries in Asia. A mountain lover, he has photographed the ascent of many Alpine peaks, including the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa and Dent d'Hérens.

Since 2017, he has been photographing the same section of the lake and its mirror effects, depending on the light. In 2022, the book Miroir du Léman – LAKE A MIRROR, edited by Favre publishing, was selected as a Payot favourite and its launch took place at the Swiss Camera Museum in Vevey at the invitation of Luc Debraine (director). In 2023, the book was presented among others at the Open Books exhibition at the Musée de l'Élysée in Lausanne in collaboration with EPFL + ECAL et sur proposition de Nicolas Henchoz (curateur).

This will be followed by exhibitions of large-format prints by Luca Delachaux, at the Musée du Léman gallery in Nyon, the TCarmine gallery in Geneva and several others under the artistic direction of Murs Porteurs.

Dr François Ventura MD practises as a specialist in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine in Geneva, and as an emergency doctor for helicopter rescue services in the Valais Alps... which he also photographs.