In 2016, the famous Swiss photographer Werner Bischof (1916-1954) could celebrate his 100th birthday. On this occasion, a large book is being published that tells the life and work of this photographic witness from a new perspective: For the first time, alongside many of the world-renowned photo icons, numerous unpublished images, drawings, letters, and diary entries from his estate will be presented. Bischof's life story, his photographic credo, and travel impressions will thus be recounted in his own words. Werner Bischof began as a studio and advertising photographer but soon turned to nature and documentary photography. After the end of World War II, the 29-year-old traveled through southern Germany, France, and the Netherlands, documenting the existential hardship he encountered there. In 1949, his photographs were published for the first time in Life magazine.