Urs Albrecht
Member #00008 · Cordast, Switzerland · member since 2026
Distinctions
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Portfolio
10 photographs
Biography
Urs Albrecht – Bridging Nature, Science, and Art
Urs Albrecht spent his early years in Mexico City before relocating to Switzerland, where he pursued his academic training. His scientific path led him to research institutions in Houston (USA) and Hanover (Germany), ultimately bringing him back to Switzerland in 2001 where he is a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Fribourg.
Albrecht sees science and art as complementary forces in the creative process. Science offers rational understanding; art invites emotional interpretation. Together, they foster deeper insight. His photographic work reflects this synergy—marked by thoughtful observation, technical mastery, and a humanistic lens. It creates a dialogue between nature, research, and artistic expression, opening new perspectives and inviting viewers to see the familiar in unexpected ways.
Visit my website www.ursalbrecht.photography
The record
What FPO has registeredAwards by kind
14 awards · 3 of them medals
Where the work sits
29 of 65 titles carry a theme
Themes have been recorded since 2026. Results from earlier years are in the archive but carry no theme.
Points over time
Accumulated, by year of exhibition
Accepted works
65 titles| Title↓ | Awards↓ | Accepted↓ | Cap 15↓ | Points↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caravane2 | FPO Silver Medal | 5 | +10 | 7 |
| Laiterie Orsieres | SALON Silver Medal | 5 | +10 | 7 |
| Heinz und maske | IAAP Diploma Certificate, SALON Digital Diplomas | 3 | +12 | 7 |
| Rotkaepchen | PBA HM Certificate | 4 | +11 | 6 |
| Throwing the catch2 | IAAP Certificates | 4 | +11 | 6 |
| Flyers | MAPA Digital Diplomas | 3 | +12 | 5 |
| Kingfisher mating7 | SALON Digital HM | 3 | +12 | 5 |
| Joy of smoking | — | 4 | +11 | 4 |
| Motocross tripple | IAAP Diploma | 2 | +13 | 4 |
| 3Camels with woman | — | 3 | +12 | 3 |
| Lost in time | — | 3 | +12 | 3 |
| Nudelgirl | — | 3 | +12 | 3 |
| Spiral Aalborg | — | 3 | +12 | 3 |
| Atelier du Verger | IAAP Diploma Certificate | 1 | +14 | 3 |
| Caravane2 SM | MAPA Digital Certificate | 1 | +14 | 3 |
| Egg view | IAAP Diploma | 1 | +14 | 3 |
| Gipsyboy1 | SALON Digital HM | 1 | +14 | 3 |
| Valencia9 | FIAP Gold Medal | 1 | +14 | 3 |
| Black hmung woman with buffalo | — | 2 | +13 | 2 |
| Milano2SW | — | 2 | +13 | 2 |
| Alp21b | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Arielle with blue hat | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Artist | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Basel Messe | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Bashang sunrise3b | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Brother and sister | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Bundeshaus CH3 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Calatrava cone | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Copenhagen11 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Cordast25 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Duck grill | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| For the record | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Grandmother | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Graureiher255 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Group from Bihor | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| In the red | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Korb1239 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| La Breya26 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Leni3 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Leni3a | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Ligthouse1b | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Lioba1 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Lioba1SWb | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Malin head4 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Mikado1 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Mirrored flight | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Monk with flute | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Museum play2 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Observers | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Open beak stork2 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Palexpo251 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Pink | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Red Dao woman | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Red dragonfly25 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Salaj wedding | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Saxicola rubicola female2 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Silent encounter | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Spiral Aalborg2 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Triangular stairs2 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Tucan2020 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Val ferret | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Valencia | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| West and East | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Yellow Oerlikon | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Zahra1 | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |