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I am a media asset manager, camera operator and more. I hike, cycle and climb in my free time. During the COVID-19 pandemic I am blogging on a daily basis to keep a record for future generations.

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  • The Weirdness of Water

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery day I walk around with my TEDxCERN lanyard. TEDxCERN, for me, was an opportunity to listen to seventeen talks in one afternoon without being bored or distracted. Some people spoke well, others were charismatic and one or two were pitching rather than talking. That didn’t matter. I enjoyed the event…

  • Start judo as young as you can.

    Reading Time: < 1 minute  Learning judo is important. Some people choose to learn this martial art as soon as they can stand on two legs.

  • First Saturday in Lausanne

    Reading Time: 2 minutesFirst Saturday in Lausanne Now that we are between the via ferrata season and the snowboarding and scuba diving season a distraction is provided by gamers who like to use the physical world and mobile phones. Dear Ingress agents of Lausanne and elsewhere, The first Saturday of December (06/12/14), our city will…

  • Burning Man 2013 – Beyond The Fire

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is how edits are meant to be. hundreds of shots, lots of diversity and a good choice of music. You feel that the person shot a lot of material and spent quite a bit of time editing.

  • Village Photography

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Google Plus, one of my muses, I saw that instead of Street photography someone suggested Village photography. I like the idea because villages are such an integral part of my life. Life in villages is a privileged one. Every time we go for a walk we cross people we do…

  • A move away from centralised “social networks” and “social media”

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteFacebook engagement has declined since farmville distracted people away from conversations and towards mindless interactions with games, the sharing of tabloid content and emotional posts. These changes have had an adverse effect on social networks and the way in which we engage with people. I have noted a shift away from…

  • Will Marshall: Tiny satellites that photograph the entire planet, every day

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteUp to date earth imagery every day.

  • Birth of a regulator

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteBirth of a Regulator – Commercial Film for Apeks from Scarlet View Media on Vimeo.   I was curious to watch part of the process. i am more and more tempted to start diving again but I think without being too technical. I think I need to return to recreational, non…

  • A temptation to go diving.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt makes me want to go diving again. Now that summer is over the lakes should be better. Visibility should have improved.

  • First World War Via Ferrata and the tunnels dug by soldiers.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor two years I have been doing research to find as much information as possible on the topic of via ferrata. Visiting the via ferratas which date back to the 1914-18 war would be interesting. In this short video recording we see some of the tunnels dug in to the mountain…