Of Bankers and Soldiers
Alex Kayser
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Of Soldiers and Bankers - Alex Kayser
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Alex Kayser’s photographs of Swiss bankers and soldiers.
Alex Kayser
Alex Kayser is a Swiss-born portrait photographer. He has been photographing bankers since commissioned by Fortune in 1983.
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