Posts about Switzerland
Switzerland, a quadrilingual country in the middle of Europe, has been my home since 2001.
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A video of an eight minute trip from Naraus to Cassonsgrat by cablecar, high above the village of Flims Waldhaus, filmed with my iPhone.
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My wife Jo in our hotel room during a trip to Flims (canton Graubünden) on our second wedding anniversary.
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Last weekend, we chose to head for the Eigergletscher (“Eiger Glacier”) station high above Grindelwald: to appreciate the astounding beauty of the autumnal landscapes below the station, to be enthralled by the massive cliffs of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, and also to visit the polar dogs who are kenneled next to the station.
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A gallery of photographs from the Strobist portrait day at the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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The next in a series of portrait sessions which I’ve shot for free, this time at and near my home in Spiez of friends Krist and Corinne.
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You know how the saying goes: behind every good man stands a great woman.
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Sad news comes today for the family and fans of the “Autofriedhof”: the site must be cleared. Here’s an article about the closure, which I’ve translated from the German article at the Swiss newspaper “Tagesanzeiger”.
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A portrait gallery of my friend Katrin, taken at three locations on the shores of Lake Thun near Interlaken.
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Photos of various wetness around the city of Bern, as I head for the train station and home on a Friday night.
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The Käfigturm – a city prison for several hundred years until 1897 – is now a pretty unique centre for events and exhibitions. The current exhibition on show is a collection of photographs selected for the Swiss Press Photo Award for 2008, which opened recently as a free exhibition and runs until 10th October. I…
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Jo and I visit the alpine lake of Oeschinensee, in a mountain valley above Kandersteg, and take a dip to cool ourselves off.
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The annual techno- and rave parade through the streets of Zürich, Switzerland.
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A new colleague joined our team at the day job this week, so as usual, I was called into service to take portrait shots for our team’s blog and website.
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New legislation means that pretty much every air travel passenger must submit their personal travel documentation – passport information – before arriving at the airport.
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A tremendously colourful winter sunset in Brienz, where I used to work, looking from the small tourist village along the lake to Interlaken.
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A gallery from the 2005 techno- and rave parade through the streets of Zürich, Switzerland.
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Jo poses for an unusual night-time portrait in Spiez.