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February 19, 2026
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Resolved unanimously: The dissolution of the SAB

At its Extraordinary General Assembly at the end of October, the Swiss Association of Picture Agencies and Photo Archives (SAB) has unanimously decided to dissolve.

The decision to dissolve the association was made because the situation of picture agencies has changed so fundamentally due to the rapid technological development of image communication, that the number of members has steadily decreased and therefore an association in the small Swiss market has obviously become superfluous.

The remaining Board of Directors, consisting of Felix Brunner, Ursula Baumann and Michael Gysel, was elected for the liquidation.

In the future, the “SAB Price Recommendations” guide, which is highly regarded for the fair pricing of a wide range of image uses and is widely used at, will therefore no longer be published. The current edition from 2024 will be the last, and sales will now be discontinued.

With a few pictures from the last SAB General Assembly, we say goodbye – somewhat wisely…

Swiss Association of Picture Agencies
and Photo Archives (SAB) in

liquidation
Gartenstrasse 19
5303 Würenlingen
Switzerland
+41 56 281 20 88
info@sab-photo.ch
sab-photo.ch

Pictures from Emanuel Ammon, Dieter Enz can be viewed on the SAB website here.

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