Bio
Jeremy Spierer (b. 1986, Geneva, Switzerland) is an independent, self-taught photographer whose bold and poetic vision captures the profound beauty in everyday moments, transforming fleeting urban encounters into timeless narratives. His family’s emigration from several Eastern European countries to Switzerland has profoundly shaped his artistic perspective, infusing his work with a deep sense of displacement, layered memory, and the quiet search for belonging amid cultural intersections.
Trained as a lawyer, Spierer initially explored creative expression through writing and acrylic painting before transitioning to photography in 2011, armed with a 50mm lens to document life in Tel Aviv's marginalized neighborhoods. His work spans street photography, urban explorations, staged commissions for prestigious brands and individuals, and intimate series.
Based in Geneva, Spierer has traveled from South America to Ukraine, France, and Italy—creating evocative series that mirror the world's fragility and splendor. He edited and published *Backstage*, a magazine offering an exclusive, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the Cannes Film Festival in 2018 and 2019.
Spierer's photographs have been exhibited internationally, earning acclaim in London, Tel Aviv, Paris, and Geneva. His debut solo exhibition took place in Geneva in June 2013, in collaboration with Galerie Fahid Taghavi.
His work has been featured in several expositions (some with confirmed dates from external sources, others undated on the gallery site or archives).
Spierer is a former instructor at the Leica Akademie Switzerland.
CV:
*ON THE ROAD AGAIN* (group exhibition, Galerie Fahid Taghavi, June 2023)
*Tanya Molskaya & Jeremy Spierer* (group exhibition, Galerie Fahid Taghavi, March 2022)
- *LOST STATION* (group exhibition, curated by Elodie Jallet with Galerie Fahid Taghavi, September 2021)
- *Jeremy Spierer* (solo exhibition, Galerie Fahid Taghavi, September 2020)
*Residence* (group exhibition, Galerie Fahid Taghavi, July 2019)
*Urban Decay* (Jeremy Spierer & Eliran Ashraf, 2016-2017)
*Lux in Silentio* (group exhibition, October 2016, galerie Fahid Taghavi)
*Photo Democracy Award* (group exhibition, Beetles+Huxley, October 2015)
- *Jeremy Spierer* (solo exhibition, Galerie Fahid Taghavi, March 2014)
Awards:
- Photo Democracy Award by Steve McCurry for his Ipanema Beach series (exhibited at Beetles+Huxley Gallery, London, October 2015)
- First Place, Paris Photography Prize (PX3) (2014, "Book Proposal" category) for *Border of Faith*
Honorable Mention, Monochrome Photography Awards (2014, Professional Fine Art category) for *Butterflies of Ipanema*
- Podium placement in the Hurbanism competition (Tel Aviv, September 2012), awarded by Ziv Koren