Photo Basilisk / About us
Photography at Clarastrasse 36 since 1891
About us
Four generations of photography at Clarastrasse 36, today analogue and digital, with our own lab and a team that trains apprentices.
135 years on Clarastrasse
In 1891 Theodor Carl Hoffmann opened a photo studio at Clarastrasse 36. We are still here today.
Founded by Theodor Carl Hoffmann at Clarastrasse 36.
Carl Hoffmann, previously court photographer in Bucharest, establishes reportage and industrial photography in Basel.
Felix Hoffmann becomes a federally certified photographer and founds Hoffmann Photo Kino AG.
Roland Schweizer takes over. Hoffmann becomes Photo Basilisk AG, named after the basilisk on Basel's coat of arms.
The Hoffmann archive (over 400,000 images) goes to the Basel-Stadt State Archives.
Photo specialist Adrian Ernst becomes managing director.
Adrian Ernst and Martin Geissmann take over Photo Basilisk AG. Roland Schweizer stays on the team as a photographer.
Analogue and digital, from passport photos to reportage, with our own lab.
Team
Professionals and apprentices, advice included.
Adrian Ernst
Owner · Managing director · Certified photo specialist (EFZ) · Vocational trainer
Martin Geissmann
Owner · Strategy
Roland Schweizer
Photographer SBF / SIYU
Isabel Storz
Photo media specialist (IHK)
Ciara Brancik
Apprentice photo media specialist (EFZ) · 2nd year
Felix Kaufmann
Apprentice photo media specialist (EFZ) · 1st year
Neda Amin
Intern
Contact & directions
Getting here
Tram stop Clarastrasse
4 minutes on foot from Messeplatz
7 minutes by tram from Basel SBB station
5 minutes by tram from Basel Badischer Bahnhof
Parking in the Coop underground car park opposite, access via Hammerstrasse.
Quickest of all: just drop by.