Unmasking the heroes of the pandemic
One of the many healthcare workers caring for Covid-19 patients in the first Covid-response hospital in Switzerland. Valeriano Di Domenico
Swiss photographer Valeriano Di Domenico captures the raw images and impressions of the people caring for Covid-19 patients through the pandemic.
This content was published on January 9, 2021 - 12:00
January 9, 2021 - 12:00
Helen James
Born in England, I ve lived in Switzerland since 1994. I trained as a graphic designer in Zurich between 1997 – 2002. More recently I have moved on to work as photo editor and joined the team at swissinfo.ch in March 2017.
Last spring, Di Domenico was sent by a local newspaper to cover the pandemic at the first Covid-response hospital in Switzerland, in Locarno, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. Moved by what he saw, he returned to shoot another series of photographs and speak to the people behind the masks.
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