Henry LEUTWYLER
Born in Switzerland in 1961, Leutwyler is a self-taught photographer with a stubborn streak and unflappable love for the medium. His grandfather and father were both printers. He decided not to follow their path, instead to travel and photograph, soaking up color and culture from around the world. After being rejected by one of Switzerland’s leading photography schools, he opened his own photo studio in Lausanne, photographing cheese, chocolates and watches and went bankrupt in a year-and-a-half. In 1985, Leutwyler moved to Paris where he apprenticed with photographer Gilles Tapie and rapidly established himself as an editorial photographer. A decade later, Leutwyler moved to New York City. He has photographed the likes of Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts, Tom Wolfe, Iggy Pop, Rihanna and Martin Scorsese to name a few.
Leutwyler lives in downtown Manhattan.
Publications
2005 - Elvis by the Presleys, published by Crown
2010 - Neverland Lost, A Portrait of Michael Jackson, published by Steidl
2012 - Ballet, Photographs of the New York City Ballet, 1st edition, published by Steidl
2015 - Ballet, Photographs of the New York City Ballet, 2nd edition, published by Steidl
2016 - Document, published by Steidl
2020 - Hi there!, published by Steidl
2020 - Glassworks, The Art of Frederick Birkhill, The Artist Book Foundation
2021 - Product, Sartorius, published by Steidl
2022 - Collection Personelle, published by Editions du Chêne
2022 - Philippe Halsman, A Photographer's Life, published by Steidl
2022 - Humanity, Red Cross & Red Crescent Museum, published by Steidl
2023 - The Tiffany Archives, published by Steidl
2023 - Misty Copeland, published by Steidl
2024 - Collection Quartz, to be published by Editions du Chêne, this fall
2024 - Birkenstock, Walk this way, to be published by Steidl, this fall
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 - Foley Gallery, Neverland Lost, New York, USA
2011 - Pobeda Gallery,Neverland Lost, Moscow, Russia
2012 - Foley Gallery, Ballet, New York, USA
2013 - Spainmedia Gallery, Neverland Lost, Madrid, Spain
2014 - Photobastei, Neverland Lost & Ballet, Zurich, Switzerland
2014 - Colette, Neverland Lost, Paris, France
2015 - Colette, Fashion Is Nuts, Paris, France
2016 - Foley Gallery, Document, New York, USA
2017 - The Mass Gallery, Neverland Lost & Document, Tokyo, Japan
2021 - Foley Gallery, Sacred Dust, New York, USA
2022 - Isetan The Space Gallery, Ballet, Tokyo, Japan
2023 - Issey Miyake Ginza | Cube Gallery, Homme Plissé, Tokyo, Japan
2023 - Issey Miyake, Semba | Creation, Osaka, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 - Arts Bienale, Neverland Lost, Vevey, Switzerland
2018 - Arts Bienale, Installation, Hi There! Vevey, Switzerland
2019 - Alt. +1000 Photography Festival, Museum of Fine Arts, Le Locle, Switzerland
2019 - No'Photo, Photography Biennale, Installation, Hi There, Geneva, Switzerland
2019 - Swiss-Sneaks, Adidas, Mudac, Lausanne, Switzerland
2020 - Swiss-Sneaks, Tell Chapel, Lausanne, Switzerland
2021 - No'Photo, Photography Biennale, Projection, Geneva, Switzerland
2021 - Red Cross & Red Crescent Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
2024 - Humanity, Red Cross & Red Crescent Museum & City of Geneva, Switzerland
2024 - Philippe Halsman A Photographer's Life, Biennale Images, Vevey, Switzerland
Collections
2021 - Swiss Foundation for Photography, Winterthur, Switzerland
2021 - 9/11 Memorial & Museum, New York, USA