Jürg’s Journal

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

Photo: Philipp

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Shamrok V Spinnaker Reflection

J Class sailing yacht Shamrock V sailing in the bay of Saint Tropez. After an intense day out on the racecourse during the 2012 Voles de Saint Tropez, we were heading towards the harbor. The sea flattened and the wind dropped, we passed by to leeward of Shamrock V on of the few J Class yachts.

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Velsheda

How long will it take until we can go back to the Mediterranean and enjoy our passion for these yachts? In the meantime, let’s dream a bit. We were in Saint Tropez in September 2019. The world was “normal,” nobody expected anything to happen after a beautiful day out on the sea on the way back in the Gulf of Saint Tropez.

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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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Inside Carbo-Link

Inside view of Carbo-Link, a Swiss high-tech organisation specialized in the design, engineering and manufacture of composite cables, tubes and reinforcement solutions. Carbo-Link spun-out from Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science & Technology in 2000, with the aim of solving complex structural challenges …

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Panorama Bild von der Stadt Bern

⁠Dieses Bild trage ich schon seit vielen Jahren im meinem Kopf herum. Jedesmal, wenn ich von Zürich nach Bern reise und hinunter Richtung Bärengraben fahre, denke ich mir, wie schön “Bärn” in die Natur passt.

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WOOD & WATCH

The Schaffhausen-based watch manufacturer IWC, which has been in partnership with the Boesch boat builder known for his classic mahogany since 2008, is joining in the celebration of Bösch’s 100th anniversary. The occasion is being commemorated with the “Century Edition” anniversary boat, along with the Aquatimer Automatic Edition “Boesch”.

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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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#mademyday

Every few days a good photo, no junk food.We look at hundreds of photos every day. Within a split second, we decide if we like it and then we are off to the next task or thought.

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Black Beauty and Velvet Light

The Custom bike came fresh, clean from Harley Heaven Zurich. One of a kind bike, each element is carefully chosen and assembled with a unique handcraft. For months I was searching and testing a new light, a soft light endless nights in the studio until the light turned out to be soft enough to reflect so smoothly on a shiny surface like a mat surface.

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A Moment with Shirley Robertson

Shirley Robertson, a British sailor who won two Olympic Gold medals, mother of two and presenter at CNN TV Series Mainsail.Portrait shooting has a magical element which I enjoy every time from the first to the last moment, having the privilege to spend a private moment lasting from a few minutes up to one day or more with a personality.

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Modern Nature

Have been sitting by the water so many times and for so many reasons. Was it to find a solution for a problem, or simply to relax a bit and to enjoy time. Water is a magic element powerful, dangerous and beautiful. Can you hear the peaceful sound of this small waves hitting the the shoreline is so peaceful.

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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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