Joshua Amissah was born in 1995 and studied Fine Arts and Photography at the Zurich University of the Arts before studying Design. After a study visit at the Humboldt University of Berlin he won the Design award of ZHdK in 2021 with his photography book "Black Masculinities", which is currently nominated for the Swiss Design Award 2023. In addition to his experience as a photo editor he also personally writes and edits for various publications and clients. Amissah is also part of the offspace collective bild8005, whose project spaces offer an alternative art platform to emerging and established artists. In 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 he participated as co-curator of photoSCHWEIZ and was also main curator of the Black Art Matters exhibition. Amissah works as a photo editor, editor, art mediator and curator at the intersection of image and words. He is currently freelancing between Berlin and Zurich for clients such as the Boros collection, VOGUE Germany digital, Migros Magazine, akut Mag and photoSCHWEIZ.

Selected clients and jobs​
Ammann1917
Akut Mag
Boros Collection Berlin
Bild8005
Bodo Kaiser
Coucou Kulturmagazin
documenta fifteen
Digital Minds 
Esmeralda Galda 
Fitforbeach
Flowler
Foodlux
Friday Magazine
Julian Zigerli
Klima Allianz Schweiz
KW Institute for Contemporary Art
König Büro
Krisenintervention Schweiz
Lamarel 
Mettex AG
Migros Magazin
Milchjugend
Schauspielhaus Zürich
Schattenspiel
Schweizer Optikerverband
Travelspring
Vivai Magazin
VOGUE Germany 
Walter Pfeiffer
Zobrist + Räbsamen AG
photoSCHWEIZ
photoZURICH

Exhibitions 
Kunsthaus Zurich
Folkwang Museum Essen
NRW-Forum Düsseldorf
Industria Kulturfestival
Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
photoMÜNCHEN 


Guest lectures
F+F Schule für Kunst und Design
Peter Behrens School of Arts Düsseldorf
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste

Podcast
Radio Stadtfilter
Kwerfeldein - Magazin für Fotografie
TLNT.TALK.BERLIN


Offspace
Bild8005
 
© Portrait: Mischa Fanghänel