Swiss School of Photography

About Us

The Swiss School of Photography was founded by two working professionals who love teaching as much as shooting. We run small, hands-on courses and private tuition in Zürich and Lugano — and we lead photo tours to some of the world’s most beautiful places.

Raffaele Cabras Keller, co-founder and award-winning photographer

Raffaele Cabras Keller

Co-founder · Award-winning photographer & videographer

Raffaele grew up between the Sardinian coast and the Swiss mountains. His photography began during his engineering and computer-forensics studies, when an HDR imaging project for a police investigation turned into a lifelong passion.

Today he’s an award-winning landscape, travel and automotive photographer and videographer. He collaborates with Sony Switzerland and Nikon Switzerland, and is a brand ambassador for Datacolor, Skylum, f-stop, PolarPro and Haida. You’ll find his work at @mixyourshot.

Nika Cabras Keller, co-founder, photographer and artist

Nika Cabras Keller

Co-founder · Photographer, brand strategist & artist

Nika’s career began in global management consulting before moving into digital marketing and brand strategy. Photography drew her in, and she now teaches photography and social-media strategy in Zürich and Lugano, and organises our international photo tours.

She is also an artist in her own right — an abstract photographer and mixed-media artist who transforms elements of nature into quiet, reflective images. See her work at nikakeller.art.

Our team

Federico Pisanu

Federico Pisanu

Graphic Designer & Videographer

Nicholas Rudenko

Nicholas Rudenko

IT & Operations Manager

Martin Kline

Martin Kline

Copywriter

Awards & recognition

  • Trierenberg Super Circuit — Gold Medal 2017
  • Moscow International Foto Awards — 1 Gold · 2 Silver
  • International Photographer of the Year — 4 honourable mentions

Ambassador & collaborations

DatacolorSkylumf-stopPolarProHaidaSony SwitzerlandNikon Switzerland

We guarantee immediate improvement

We are professionals

Prestigious photography awards and 15 years of experience. Our teaching blends deep technical, photographic and engineering knowledge with creativity — so you learn fast and effectively.

We have small groups

Up to five students — or fully private. A personalised, hands-on approach that stays highly interactive, never just slides in a room.

We don’t waste time

The right amount of theory at each level, then real practice. We build your skills step by step so what you learn actually sticks.

What our customers say

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It makes us very happy to see that our students like our method and find it effective. It pushes us to do more and better!

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