This year, we once again supported Photo Münsingen 2026 as main sponsor. As part of this, we held a photo book competition for the fourth time – looking for the most beautiful Bookfactory photo books in Switzerland. In this blog post, we would like to present the Top 3.
From all submissions , the 10 most exceptional books were selected and presented to the Photo Münsingen jury for the final decision. The books were assessed based on content, design and the overall impression of the photo book. During Photo Münsingen , the books could be viewed at the Bookfactory stand.
1st place: «Leise Spuren der Natur», Simone Wirth
Project description:
Leise Spuren der Natur is a photographic project about quiet perception. At its centre are subtle moments in nature – fleeting moods of light, fragile forms and delicate colour nuances that are easily overlooked in everyday life.
The photographs see themselves as visual meditations on transience, presence and the poetic potential of the moment. Short, reduced texts accompany the images, not as explanations, but as quiet impulses that bring image and language into dialogue.
The book invites the viewer to look more slowly and to discover nature as a quiet space of experience – as a counterpoint to the visual overload of our time.
Simone Wirth, Windisch
Jury report: Beautiful minimalist images and inspiring texts. A light and elegant layout with plenty of space for the images to breathe. The possibilities of book design have been used skilfully and poetically. A very harmonious overall impression.
Bookfactory| Hardcover, 20.5 x 27cm, Premium Plus Photo Book, Z-offset, cover: Japanese silk
2nd place: «Street Photography Everyday Aesthetics», Oliver Theinert
Project description:
A photo book about beauty in everyday life. Street photography from abstract to concrete.
I am always looking for beautiful images, anytime and anywhere.
This book contains a selection of photographs that I found in my everyday life. The book is intended to give the content the right form.
Oliver Theinert, Basel
Jury report: Skilful street art photography. Exciting images that play with light, colours and focus. Book format, typography, layout, content and images fit together perfectly and are convincing. The arrangement of the images is varied, and empty spaces are used well.
PDF-to-Book| Hardcover, 20.5 x 27cm, Z-offset, thread stitching, headband
3rd place: «Der Moment – From Black&White to Colorful», Daniela Wiedmer
Project description:
My book is about mental health. In my images, I am processing an ongoing journey.
Daniela Wiedmer, Münsingen
Jury report: A beautiful, personal journey with fitting, profound images – moving. An exciting idea: showing one’s own path towards a better way of dealing with mental health in a picture book.
Bookfactory| Hardcover, 20.5 x 20.5cm, Premium Photo Book, Z-offset
Ranking
1. Simone Wirth «Leise Spuren der Natur»
2. Oliver Theinert «Street Photography Everyday Aesthetics»
3. Daniela Wiedmer «Der Moment»
4. Prisca Schelenz «Untitled»
5. Walter Neiger «Cyanotypie, Camera obscura, Lumen Print, Solargraphie»
6. Matthias Notter «Berlin einem Fremden voll uff die Oojen jeballert»
7-10 (alphabetical):
Marcel Andrey «Katz und Maus» / Jorge Dändliker «Dänemarks Küsten» / Renato Gerussi «Kreationen» / Urs Hübscher «Status 365»
The ranking of the 10 most exceptional books can be found on the Photo Münsingen website:
Photo Competition 2026 – Photo Book Competition – Photo Münsingen
