Daniel Kellenberger was born in Hong Kong to parents from Appenzell, raised between two very different worlds. He studied film at Edinburgh College of Art, arrived intending to direct, and discovered fairly quickly that the camera was the more interesting end of the arrangement.

Back in Switzerland, he worked as a cameraman and editor before photography took over. He liked that a single image let him run the whole show — author, director, lighting designer, one-man band.

Freelance since 2006, he spent years shooting for major Swiss newspapers and magazines. After 12 years co-running a studio, he returned to solo work in 2022. He's now based in Stäfa on Lake Zurich, available for assignments across Switzerland and beyond, and focused on cinematic portraits of actors, artists, and athletes.

His work recently earned him a spot in Lürzer's Archive's 200 Best Photographers worldwide.

Daniel Kellenberger's story started in Hong Kong in 1980, where his parents from Appenzell were stationed — a childhood between two very different worlds. After his Matura, he headed to Scotland to study film at the Edinburgh College of Art. While he started out wanting to direct, he quickly realised his true obsession was the camera and the power of a perfectly composed shot.

Back in Switzerland, he worked as a cameraman and editor before photography won him over. He loved that a single image let him be author, director, and lighting designer all at once. Going freelance in 2006, he spent years shooting for major Swiss newspapers and magazines.

After 12 years co-managing a studio, he returned to solo work in 2022. Today, from his studio in Stäfa, he focuses on cinematic portraits of actors, artists, and athletes, as well as landscape and architecture — work that recently earned him a place among Lürzer's Archive's 200 Best Photographers worldwide.