Katri Burri is a graduated photographer and has conributed as a freelancer on numerous reportages for newspapers and magazines in Switzerland and abroad.

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The 12-by-15-meter floorcloth is painted to look like rock, Zurich Opera House (TAM, 1989). © Katri Burri, (text) Fritz Hirzel
The 12-by-15-meter floorcloth is painted to look like rock, Zurich Opera House (TAM, 1989). © Katri Burri, (text) Fritz Hirzel
Poster, South Sudan, 1980. © Katri Burri, Till Lincke
Poster, South Sudan, 1980. © Katri Burri, Till Lincke
Dinka: 4,000 head of cattle in a camp near Kongor. Cow dung is gathered, dried, and then used as fuel, South Sudan (TAM, 1981). © Katri Burri, (text) Till Lincke
Dinka: 4,000 head of cattle in a camp near Kongor. Cow dung is gathered, dried, and then used as fuel, South Sudan (TAM, 1981). © Katri Burri, (text) Till Lincke
The German author Albert Vigoleis Thelen lived in Switzerland (wife Beatrice). (TAM, 1987). © Katri Burri, (text) Peter Haffner
The German author Albert Vigoleis Thelen lived in Switzerland (wife Beatrice). (TAM, 1987). © Katri Burri, (text) Peter Haffner
Hotel, Gedaref, Sudan (1980). © Katri Burri, Till
Hotel, Gedaref, Sudan (1980). © Katri Burri, Till
Hotel in Thessaloniki, 1995. © Katri Burri
Hotel in Thessaloniki, 1995. © Katri Burri
The official office in Mogadishu, Somalia. (TAM, 1984). © Katri Burri, (text) Al Imfeld
The official office in Mogadishu, Somalia. (TAM, 1984). © Katri Burri, (text) Al Imfeld
Mogadishu, Somalia (1984) © Katri Burri
Mogadishu, Somalia (1984) © Katri Burri
Hull, England (1988): Bones, heads, and tails fly around as fish are filleted. © Katri Burri, (text) Artur K. Vogel
Hull, England (1988): Bones, heads, and tails fly around as fish are filleted. © Katri Burri, (text) Artur K. Vogel
Waiting room for the refugee camp doctor, Sudan (1980). © Katri Burri, Till Lincke
Waiting room for the refugee camp doctor, Sudan (1980). © Katri Burri, Till Lincke
Lighting rehearsal at the opera house, Zurich (TAM, 1989). © Katri Burri, (text) Fritz Hirzel
Lighting rehearsal at the opera house, Zurich (TAM, 1989). © Katri Burri, (text) Fritz Hirzel
Hull, England (1988): the BP chemicals factory creates clean jobs. © Katri Burri, (text) Artur K. Vogel
Hull, England (1988): the BP chemicals factory creates clean jobs. © Katri Burri, (text) Artur K. Vogel
A game of cards after a home visit: Dr. Ernst Burri fostered close contact with his patients. © Katri Burri, (text) Claudia Roth
A game of cards after a home visit: Dr. Ernst Burri fostered close contact with his patients. © Katri Burri, (text) Claudia Roth
A mother and her two children get some warmth. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
A mother and her two children get some warmth. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Yaaba, a film by Idrissa Ouedraogo, reporting on life in a village in Burkina Faso. (TAM, 1989). © Katri Burri, (text) Miklos Gimes
Yaaba, a film by Idrissa Ouedraogo, reporting on life in a village in Burkina Faso. (TAM, 1989). © Katri Burri, (text) Miklos Gimes
The last egg is removed from the boiling hens. (SEG Zell, WoZ 1985). © Katri Burri, (text) Al Imfeld
The last egg is removed from the boiling hens. (SEG Zell, WoZ 1985). © Katri Burri, (text) Al Imfeld
Jonglei Canal; South Sudan (TAM, 1981). © Katri Burri, (text) Till Lincke
Jonglei Canal; South Sudan (TAM, 1981). © Katri Burri, (text) Till Lincke
Relatives at the hospital in Sagata, Sudan (TAM, 1980). © Katri Burri, (text) Till Lincke
Relatives at the hospital in Sagata, Sudan (TAM, 1980). © Katri Burri, (text) Till Lincke
Waiting room for the refugee camp doctor, Sudan (1980). © Katri Burri, Till Lincke
Waiting room for the refugee camp doctor, Sudan (1980). © Katri Burri, Till Lincke
Seasonal worker from Yugoslavia in Buchs. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Seasonal worker from Yugoslavia in Buchs. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
A seasonal worker provides entertainment with his bouzouki-like instrument. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
A seasonal worker provides entertainment with his bouzouki-like instrument. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Seasonal workers from Yugoslavia in Buchs. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Seasonal workers from Yugoslavia in Buchs. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Synagogue in Warsaw (1977). © Katri Burri
Synagogue in Warsaw (1977). © Katri Burri
Drunkard at a Federal Gymnastics Festival in Lucerne (1991). © Katri Burri
Drunkard at a Federal Gymnastics Festival in Lucerne (1991). © Katri Burri
Seasonal workers from Yugoslavia enter Switzerland in Buchs. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Seasonal workers from Yugoslavia enter Switzerland in Buchs. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
The bucket-wheel excavator, designed for coalmining, only manages 35 kilometers in the first two years. (TAM, South Sudan 1981). © Katri Burri, (text) Till Lincke
The bucket-wheel excavator, designed for coalmining, only manages 35 kilometers in the first two years. (TAM, South Sudan 1981). © Katri Burri, (text) Till Lincke
Yaaba, a film by Idrissa Ouedraogo, reporting on life in a village in Burkina Faso. (TAM, 1989). © Katri Burri, (text) Miklos Gimes
Yaaba, a film by Idrissa Ouedraogo, reporting on life in a village in Burkina Faso. (TAM, 1989). © Katri Burri, (text) Miklos Gimes
All-round doctor. Surgery in the morning, home visits in the afternoon: country doctor Dr. Ernst Burri from Malters (Canton Lucerne) is always on duty. © Katri Burri, (text) Claudia Roth
All-round doctor. Surgery in the morning, home visits in the afternoon: country doctor Dr. Ernst Burri from Malters (Canton Lucerne) is always on duty. © Katri Burri, (text) Claudia Roth
The history of tea in Kenya (TAM, 1986). © Katri Burri, (text) Margrit Wartmann
The history of tea in Kenya (TAM, 1986). © Katri Burri, (text) Margrit Wartmann
Eritrean refugees, Sudan (1980). © Katri Burri, Till Lincke
Eritrean refugees, Sudan (1980). © Katri Burri, Till Lincke
Kosher restaurant in Warsaw (1977). © Katri Burri
Kosher restaurant in Warsaw (1977). © Katri Burri
The backdrop is sewn, Zurich Opera House (TAM, 1989). © Katri Burri, (text) Fritz Hirzel
The backdrop is sewn, Zurich Opera House (TAM, 1989). © Katri Burri, (text) Fritz Hirzel
Mogadishu, Somalia. (1984). © Katri Burri
Mogadishu, Somalia. (1984). © Katri Burri
Seasonal workers at passport control at Zurich airport. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Seasonal workers at passport control at Zurich airport. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Asylum © Katri Burri
Asylum © Katri Burri
Film director Idrissa Ouedraogo in Burkina Faso. (TAM, 1989). © Katri Burri, (text) Miklos Gimes
Film director Idrissa Ouedraogo in Burkina Faso. (TAM, 1989). © Katri Burri, (text) Miklos Gimes
Hull, England (1988): Every evening there’s the spectacle of car ferries sailing. © Katri Burri, (text) Artur K. Vogel
Hull, England (1988): Every evening there’s the spectacle of car ferries sailing. © Katri Burri, (text) Artur K. Vogel
Hull, England (1988): They put up with the foul smell. © Katri Burri, (text) Artur K. Vogel
Hull, England (1988): They put up with the foul smell. © Katri Burri, (text) Artur K. Vogel
At this point, still alive, they’re hung on the conveyor. (SEG Zell, WoZ 1985). © Katri Burri, (text) Al Imfeld
At this point, still alive, they’re hung on the conveyor. (SEG Zell, WoZ 1985). © Katri Burri, (text) Al Imfeld
Kenia (1986). © Katri Burri
Kenia (1986). © Katri Burri
Tea factory in Kenya. (TAM, 1986). © Katri Burri, (text) Margrit Wartmann
Tea factory in Kenya. (TAM, 1986). © Katri Burri, (text) Margrit Wartmann
Kenyan tea factory worker. (TAM, 1986). © Katri Burri, (text) Margrit Wartmann
Kenyan tea factory worker. (TAM, 1986). © Katri Burri, (text) Margrit Wartmann
Watering hole at the Um-Guldsha camp, Sudan, 6am (TAM, 1980). © Katri Burri, (text) Till Lincke
Watering hole at the Um-Guldsha camp, Sudan, 6am (TAM, 1980). © Katri Burri, (text) Till Lincke
Kosher restaurant in Warsaw (1977). © Katri Burri
Kosher restaurant in Warsaw (1977). © Katri Burri
Sea off Hull, England, 1988 © Katri Burri
Sea off Hull, England, 1988 © Katri Burri
The German author Albert Vigoleis Thelen in Switzerland. (TAM, 1987). © Katri Burri, (text) Peter Haffner
The German author Albert Vigoleis Thelen in Switzerland. (TAM, 1987). © Katri Burri, (text) Peter Haffner
Seasonal worker from Yugoslavia in Buchs. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Seasonal worker from Yugoslavia in Buchs. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Buchs-Birkenau medical services building. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Buchs-Birkenau medical services building. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
X-ray in Buchs. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
X-ray in Buchs. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
On the poultry slaughtering and processing line. (SEG Zell, WoZ 1985). © Katri Burri, (text) Al Imfeld
On the poultry slaughtering and processing line. (SEG Zell, WoZ 1985). © Katri Burri, (text) Al Imfeld
Baggage and snowy landscape seen from the train in Buchs. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Baggage and snowy landscape seen from the train in Buchs. (Bau+Holz, 1988). © Katri Burri, (text) Ruedi Jost
Children in Mogadishu, Somalia. (1984). © Katri Burri
Children in Mogadishu, Somalia. (1984). © Katri Burri