BIOGRAPHY

François Ventura is originally from La Tour-de-Peilz and lives on the shores of Lake Geneva. As a teenager, he made his first silver prints in his family's basement before taking his camera and lenses to many different countries. A mountain lover, he has photographed the ascent of the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Pointe Dufour, Dent d'Hérens, and more.

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. 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 Lab. This was followed by exhibitions at the Musée du Léman gallery in Nyon and others under the artistic direction of Murs Porteurs.

Dr François Ventura MD currently practises as a specialist in intensive care and anaesthesia in Geneva, and as an emergency medical doctor for helicopter rescue in the Valais Alps. Former medical director of a medical technology company and expert in the field of sepsis, he is currently pursuing scientific research in this field.