Jürg’s Journal

Nature gives me clarity, and if I can share it through my photography, it makes me happy.

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Chasing the 100 Foot Beast

On my journey to Nazaré, the home of big waves, years of preparation come to fruition. With three powerful storm systems brewing along the Atlantic coast, the waves are growing larger than ever. As winter storms intensify, winds exceeding 180 km/h sweep across the Irish coast, and even stronger conditions are on the horizon. This might be my chance to photography a 100-foot beast .

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NEW RELEASE: Breaking Wave in Nazaré

Discover the rhythmic beauty of nature with our latest masterpiece, "Breaking Wave in Nazaré". Waves, in their eternal cycle, build up only to break in a display of sheer power and stunning beauty. This moment, when the wave breaks, unveils the raw strength and mesmerizing colors of the water, capturing the essence of nature's most dramatic performances.

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First winter-storm on the way to the European coasts

This is the first Atlantic winter-storm heading towards Europe, he will hit the European cost on Wednesday. At the first sight, it looks like a big storm for the start of the season. Will be interesting to follow the evolution, is this an exception or the beginning of a strong winter.

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Big Waves in Nazaré

Nun bin ich zurück in Zürich, die paar Tage in Nazaré waren sehr Eindrücklich. Die Wucht und Kraft dieser grossen Wellen überrascht mich jedesmal, genau diese rohe Naturgewalt zeigt uns wie klein und verletzlich wir Meschen eigentlich sind.

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Big Waves Project

Big waves have a many similarities with my other outdoor Project glaciers.today, the unleashed natural forces are simply fascinating.The glaciers move slowly but unstoppable trough the valleys and the waves roll over the water and we have no chance to stop it.

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Nazaré Big Waves

Portugal Atlantic coast in Nazaré, that’s as big as it get’s. Thank’s to a big underwater canyon finishing right in front of the Praia do Norte, the swell comes to the shore and the end of the canyon will be build up the wave to what we know the Nazaré wave.

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