Kim Anderson

Biography

Kim Anderson’s photography career, now overseen from his home base in a Swiss mountainside village, began the way of many shutter bugs. His early photos focused on fashion and people, as well as photography for advertising agencies. While attaining success in the European marketplace as a talented photographer, Anderson also turned his lens to capturing his young daughter Nicola at play with her friends. The universal innocence and captivating antics of children entranced him. The resulting photographs evoke soul filled feelings of happiness, wonder, innocence and tenderness and of childhood days gone by. During recent years, Anderson (whose given name is Bertram Bahner) has touched the hearts of millions of fans with his series of simple, heartfelt photographs of children. His signature style is the hand coloured detail Anderson adds to his photos, such as a single red rose, a bouquet of bright yellow flowers or the soft brown fur of a well loved teddy bear. The children in Anderson’s extensive photo gallery are frequently captured in oversized floppy hats, knee length suit jackets and bulky sweaters with rolled up sleeves. Anderson is assisted by his wife, Monika, a talented photo stylist who selects the enchanting assortment of props used in Anderson’s photographs and imbues his work with her unique, but simple sense of style. Their daughter, Nicola, and son, Manuel, round out the family photo album with frequent stints as models for their father’s best-selling work.