About Denis Balibouse

Denis Balibouse is a Geneva-based staff photographer for Reuters, covering news, sport and politics since 2007. Born in 1972 in Lausanne, Switzerland, he began self-taught photography in 1987 with regular collaborations for local newspapers.

From September 1991 to April 2002 he worked as a photographer-reporter at Agence ARC in Lausanne, directed by Jean-Bernard Sieber. His work was published in Swiss dailies and weeklies such as 24 Heures, Le Matin, Le Temps, Dimanche.ch, Le Blick, Tages Anzeiger, L'Hebdo, La Liberté and Construire, as well as covering international assignments for Reuters.

During this period he covered local, regional and international news — political, sporting and cultural. In May 2002 he began working as a freelance photographer, notably for Reuters in Geneva and for Red Bull, covering sporting events and athletes across Switzerland and Europe.

In 2007 he joined Reuters as a staff photographer in Geneva. In recent years he has also covered stories in video alongside his photography work.

Awards

2022 — Swiss Photographer of the Year (Swiss Press Photo)
2022 — News category winner, Swiss Press Photo
2000 — Sport category winner, Swiss Press Photo

Books & Exhibitions

2007 — St Kilda exhibition, Marsens
2004 — Western Wanderings calendar and exhibition
2001 — Weather Report book and exhibition, Lutry
2000 — Paléo 25 ans (book)
2000 — Adolf Ogi (book)