I’ve been using WordPress since the very first version and love it. In a talk at WordCamp Zurich, I shared some of the experiences I’ve gained as a CMS developer, website builder, content manager and blogger since the late 1990s.
Published on 20th September 2019
Time-lapse video of the chairlift ride from Riederalp to Hohfluh in Swiss canton Wallis.
Published on 12th August 2019
A short film by David Jervidal.
Published on 12th July 2019
Filming and photographing at the mountain-top restaurant made famous by James Bond.
Published on 28th March 2019
Taking a little too much air to take things off my mind.
Published on 23rd March 2019
Aerial video sequences of a frozen lake in the sunshine, near Fribourg in Switzerland.
Published on 9th March 2019
Aerial sequences of the quiet and peaceful Diemtigal Valley in Switzerland.
Published on 3rd March 2019
The longest and hardest hike in Switzerland I've managed to date, captured in photos and video.
Published on 23rd February 2019
A remarkable and beautiful film of nature, landscape, ice and ocean by photographer Stefan Forster.
Published on 24th November 2018
My second “vlog”, from Flims in Graubünden.
Published on 27th October 2018
I presented at the WordCamp conference in Lausanne a couple of weeks ago, on the subject of website usability. The video of my talk is now online.
Published on 9th October 2018
British photographer and videographer Thomas Heaton visits three of my favourite locations in Switzerland.
Published on 27th September 2018
How I quickly implemented a splash page for Sulzer Schmid Laboratories, containing an autoplaying HTML5 video.
Published on 18th September 2018
A first foray into the world of the video blog, or “vlog”, which I shot while hiking in the Alps a few weeks ago.
Published on 5th August 2018
Short sequence of aerial views of Faulensee in Switzerland.
Published on 9th July 2018
Adobe has, at last, added the possibility to add custom presets in the mobile version of Lightroom.
Published on 22nd June 2018
What I get out of taking the time and effort to take landscape images with a proper camera, and printing them to make proper photographs you can hold in your hand.
Published on 19th June 2018
Lovely.
Published on 13th June 2018
Great, simple tips for getting better results from Adobe Lightroom.
Published on 31st March 2018
Mattia Bicchi smashes it out of the park again with this wonderful time-lapse video of the Jurassic Coast in the south of England.
Published on 21st March 2018
Before “Under An Arctic Sky” was even an idea or a film it was a love affair with surfing in cold water.
Published on 18th December 2017
The rubbish collection service at Bettmeralp – a car-free village in the mountains of upper canton Valais – must be unique in the world. In the absence of any road connection to the village, a 7.5-tonne lorry is carried up…
Published on 22nd October 2017
The small «Berggasthaus» beneath the cliffs in canton Appenzell is one of the most famous destinations in Switzerland.
Published on 9th October 2017
We’re incredibly lucky to live in such a beautiful place, and incredibly lucky to be able to enjoy the sight of the Blümlisalp paddle steamer, which passes our home every day in summer, hooting loudly as it arrives at the…
Published on 22nd August 2017
Einblicke in die neueste Technik der Aufbereitung und Speicherung topografischer Daten und deren Nutzung in der heutigen digitalen Welt. Der Film gibt ausserdem einen interessanten Überblick über die neue Grafik der Schweizer Landeskarte.
Published on 8th July 2017
By Christian Cueni.
Published on 10th March 2017
The region I’ve been calling home for sixteen years.
Published on 2nd March 2017
A overnight timelapse of the view across the valley from Grindelwald First.
Published on 9th February 2017
The Perimeter is a photography project by Quintin Lake, based on walking 10,000km around the coast of Britain in sections. The journey started on 17th April 2015 at St Paul’s cathedral.
Published on 4th February 2017
Another compilation of time-lapse sequences in London by Mattia Bicchi, which (as usual) makes me miss the city and encourage me to try and fit in a weekend there.
Published on 16th January 2017
There's something very satisfying about watching a couple of guys painting road markings.
Published on 1st December 2016
A four-part National Geographic documentary on Pete Souza, Barack Obama's official photographer.
Published on 12th November 2016
It's not all about the size.
Published on 6th October 2016
Today is the 50th anniversary of the first non-pilot episode of Star Trek. We saw Star Trek Beyond at the cinema yesterday and it was touching when we saw subtle tributes in the film and in the credits.
Published on 8th September 2016
The Schilthorn Cableway has released a new short advertising film today, and as usual, it makes me want to head for Mürren straight away.
Published on 15th August 2016
It’s always nice to enjoy a time lapse sequence filmed in Swiss locations. Even more so to enjoy one filmed in places across the region I call home – Canton Bern.
Published on 12th May 2016
If you have a large monitor, use the options in the embedded video player to go full-screen and to switch to 4K (2160p) resolution. By Kevin Walker, via TechBlog.
Published on 15th March 2016
Christoph Walz's masterpiece performance as a subtly menacing and monstrous S.S. officer in Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds, from 2009.
Published on 5th March 2016
I enjoyed Terry Abraham’s earlier film “Life of a Mountain: Scafell Pike” a great deal, so when I saw that Terry was making a new film featuring Blencathra, I jumped at the chance to contribute through a Kickstarter campaign. I can’t wait…
Published on 26th February 2016
The Rescued Film Project discovers and processes 31 rolls of film shot by an American WWII soldier over 70 years ago.
Published on 19th February 2016
