Nicolas Lehni is a Creative Director, Photographer and Designer based in Switzerland, working with a wide range of clients on commissioned projects of various scales and contexts. From international brands to individuals, from culture to corporate, from portrait and fashion photography to Still Life, from editorial and documentary stories to commercial campaigns.
For commissions, collaborations or questions, please get in touch.
Art Direction
Artistic Collaborations
Campaign and Advertising
Corporate Imagery
Creative Direction
Documentary
Editorial
Image Concept
Interior
Key Visuals
Motion
Portrait and Fashion
Post Production and Retouching
Product Photography
Still Life
Storytelling
Nicolas’ images emerge from a precise play with light, colour and framing – balancing clarity with intimacy, combining simplicity with depth to create distinctive visuals. Working both digitally and on analogue medium format and 35mm film, he treats each medium as a language with its own character.
At the heart of his practice lies a close connection with the people and places he photographs. Each encounter is approached as an act of trust, allowing authenticity to surface. Nicolas finds inspiration in the quiet, often fleeting moments of life, and in photography’s ability to distil complexity into a single image. The result is a body of work that feels lucid and intense, with an aesthetic presence that often unfolds in stillness and quiet beauty – opening space for emotion, longing and reflection.
Aline Julie
Arillo Design + Development
Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc
Jean Paul Gaultier
Jung von Matt
Kraabe
Maison Pastis
Shizuko Yoshikawa und Josef Müller-Brockmann Stiftung
Spectravest
Swiss Bankers
Tíscar Espadas
Universität Bern
von Bartha Gallery
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHDK
25 x 30cm, 160 Pages, Self-Published
Broadsheet, 240 Pages, Self-Published
Thomas Mailaender X ECAL
Burgergemeinde Bern
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
École cantonale d’art de Lausanne, Exchange
Universität der Künste Berlin
As the founder of Bureau Lehni, a design studio specialised in visual communication, branding and strategic consulting, Nicolas leads projects from concept to final execution – crafting design experiences that are cohesive, meaningful and built to create impact.
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