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Selve Areal, Thun, Switzerland
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We were in Thun this past weekend, with a couple of friends from Zürich who’d come down for a day of “strobism” (the art of non-studio-based photography using portable flash units for illumination). As well as locations in Spiez and Gwatt, we sneaked into the dilapidated Selve area in Thun, where old factories, once converted
Seeblick, Gwatt, Switzerland
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Along the lake shore path at Gwatt are homes perfect for twitchers: this area is separated from the Thunersee by large reed beds full of nesting birds.
Spring is here
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It’s been a long time coming, but Spring is here. Beautiful weather this past weekend, so it’ll soon be time once more to travel to Thun by ship for shopping trip, and time to dust off the camera to capture summer sunshine.
The Making of Funky Kitchen Club
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This is the short “making of” film which precedes the first Funky Kitchen Club show tomorrow evening. The “making of” film is due to be shown on ProSieben Switzerland in about 20 minutes, at 17.50 (CET). I’m featured (just visible, not interviewed) in this film at 2 minutes 22 seconds and 8 minutes 10 seconds
Swiss Peeks is Book of the Week
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A great piece of news for breakfast this morning: issue two of Swiss Peeks, entitled “The Red Makes It”, has been chosen as publisher Blurb’s coveted “Book of the Week”. We’re so chuffed, on behalf of all those who have worked together and contributed to Swiss Peeks. Allison writes on the Blurberati Blog that the
Swiss Peeks Issue 2
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The editors of the photographic book series “Swiss Peeks – Switzerland Through Your Eyes” are delighted to announce the publication of their second issue, containing a wide range of photographs from Switzerland fitting the theme “The Red Makes It”. The photographs have been submitted by a large number of photographers living in or connected to
Strobism, Winterthur, Switzerland
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So, yeah. Quiet here. I’m working like a demon and I can’t tell you about my main private project – still – for fear that the information will leak into the wrong hands and spoil. Nothing bad at all, rather exciting, in fact, as many people who are in the know will be able to
Filming on Männlichen
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I was asked at the end of last week by the director of a t.v. show to come along to Männlichen, above Grindelwald, and take stills from behind the camera.
Keeping abreast
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What is important to me, as a web user, programmer and community member, is the ability to access information both online and offline. I have long used the internet as a means of keeping in touch and keeping up to date, whether through reading British and American newspapers, writing email, using Skype to talk with
Izzy Wizzy
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Things are tremendously busy, as you can probably imagine by the lack of updates here. Work projects are stacked up one against the other, the boss is continually bringing in new things to be done on the spur of the moment (like a ten minute presentation later this morning to the Head of Programmes for
Anti-W.E.F. demo in Bern
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More of my photos from this year’s anti-W.E.F. protests in Bern are online at Flickr.
The Leica Experience
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I used a Leica M8 for a minute or so yesterday; my first ever hands-on experience of the digital version of a classic rangefinder camera.
