Saro Pepe

Saro Pepe

Saro Pepe is an archivist and works for Baugeschichtliches Archiv Zürich. He guides the ‘Zurich is being photographed’ tour for Stattreisen.

Zurich’s first female photographer

Saro Pepe 19.12.2024 In its early days, photography was often seen as a male domain. However, some females were also among the pioneers of the new art form in the 19th century, including in Switzerland. One of them was Regula Rathgeb, who even wanted to set up her own studio.
Regula Rathgeb was probably Zurich's first female photographer in the 1860s. Illustration by Marco Heer.

Football for all – but only for the last 50 years

Saro Pepe 13.09.2018 1968 marked a turning point in the history of Swiss football. It was the year the sport finally became accessible to everyone: on 28 February, with the establishment of ‘Damen-Fussball-Club Zürich’ (DFCZ), Switzerland’s first women’s football club was founded.
Zwei Fussballerinnen beim Training hinter dem Zürcher Letzigrund-Stadion, März 1968.