About | Ann Griffin

I am a Swiss editorial designer, educator and photobook mentor working internationally with artists, photographers and cultural institutions. I graduated with a Bachelor in Visual Communication from HEAD—Geneva in 2007 and completed a Master in Editorial Design at Elisava, Barcelona, in 2022.

In 2010, I co-founded Studio–Rubic in Geneva, a graphic design practice that collaborated with a range of clients and publishers until 2017. Since then, I have been based in Zürich, working with publishers, photographers, and artists on books and editorial projects. My practice focuses on book design, with a particular interest in photobooks. I work in close collaboration with the photographers, usually from an early stage of the project, taking care of the various steps of the book making process. From image editing through to the editorial concept as well as the design and production choices.

Since 2017, I have been a member of the committee of near. (Swiss Association for Contemporary Photography). I contribute to the collective management of the association as well as organize events in the photography scene in Switzerland.

Since 2024, I have developed a series of Photobook workshops for photographers. These workshops have taken place as retreats in the Swiss mountains as well as in Berlin, Zürich, Hanoi, Chennai, and Delhi, with support from Pro Helvetia. Workshops in Taiwan and mainland China are planned for Autumn 2026.

I am also currently developing Making Books Happen, a program that supports women and non-binary photographers in publishing their first photobooks, from project development through to publication.

For any questions, collaborations or workshops, please get in touch:
Ann Griffin
Flüelastrasse 10
8048 Zürich

+41 (0)76 374 07 27
mail@anngriffin.ch

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PHOTOBOOK WORKSHOPS
2026, Photobook Workshop in collaboration with Lightbox, Taipei, Taiwan, supported by ProHelvetia (upcoming)
2026, Photobook Workshop in collaboration with Jiazazhi, Ningbo, Mainland China, supported by Pro Helvetia (upcoming)
2026, Photobook Workshop invited by Pool Collective, Bienne and Zurich
2025, Photobook Workshop with Sina Niemeyer, Berlin
2025, Photobook Workshop with Anshika Varma at Chennai Photo Biennale
2025, Photobook Workshop, Offset Projects, New Delhi, India
2024, Photobook Workshop, Schuders, Graubünden, Spring & Autumn Edition
2024, Pro Helvetia Research Trip in Vietnam & Photobook Workshop at Matca, Hanoi

TEACHING/LECTURER
2025-26, F+F Visual Communication, HF
2017–23, eikon École professionnelle en arts appliqués, Fribourg

MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
Centre de la Photographie Genève, Photo Project and Photobook Mentorship; Portfolio reviews, Verzasca Foto Festival (2019–25); Portfolio reviews, Biennale della Fotografia Femminile, Mantova, Italy

TALKS
Masterclass Studio Visit Ph Museum; F+F, Werkgespräch, Zürich; Verzasca Foto Festival (Photobook Panel Moderator); Centre de la Photographie Genève; Photobooks Panel, Chennai Photo Biennale, Chennai, India; Offset Projects, Delhi, India; Matca, Hanoi, Vietnam; NEO, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Talk / Atelier visit, ZHdK, CAS Editorial Advanced; Lecture with Liz Bisoux, Spéos, Photography Institute London; Lecture at HEAD—Genève.

OTHER WORKSHOPS
HEAD—Genève, Ecole d’Arts Visuels Bern und Biel, Bienal Graphic Design Brno (with Futur Neue), CEPV, Vevey–Photography

JURY MEMBER / EXAM EXPERT
Graphic design final exams jury expert at ERACOM (2020-26), Lausanne; Jury F+F Visuelle Kommunikation, HF, Zurich; Jury at CEPV, Vevey – Photography; Jury at Bourses Lissignol-Berthoud et Galland, Genève (2019-23); Jury at Nera di Verzasca Photo Prize, Verzasca Foto Festival; Expert at Bachelor Visual Communication, ISBA, Besançon, France.