My client VeloPlus started its national billboard campaign last week with ads all over Switzerland. If you live in Switzerland, chances are high you walk by one of these big posters in a trainstation. Several other shots were used for the redesign of their webpage.
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First time my shots get published in Israel. I can't read hebrew but this has to be about our last years world record in the Himalayas.
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Bikeseason 2012 starts with another covershot on the best and most beautiful bikemag in Switzerland and Germany (not to say "in the World"). The story that goes with the cover is also in the mag. Flip through the pages or get yourself a copy at the newsstands!
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Swiss National TV brought the story of our world record of 2010 and 2011. Besides taking pictures I was filming using my Nikon DSLR (D300s in 2010, D7000 in 2011) as well as a small SANYO Cam and several GoPro cameras. You can check the two small documentaries here, German language only.
Failed attempt in 2010
World Record in 2011
When I was in Nairobi for Yingli Solar earlier this year to cover an event, I had the chance to spend some time with Robert. The idea behind this was to cover "One day in the life of Robert". Robert is 18 years old and lives in the Mathare Slums, one of the biggest slums in Nairobi. The area is one of poorest in the city. Robert assured me it would be totally fine for me to enter the slums if I stay close to him all the time. As one of the few (only?) white person I felt save while I was with Robert. Well, most of the time I did and thanks to Robert and his friend we could solve one or two tricky situations.
I met him early in the morning and followed him through his daily routine: getting ready, walking to the soccer field, start training, getting back to his place and spend some time with his friends.
For kids like Robert, soccer is the only way to get out of the slums. Therefore they practice as hard as they can, every day. For me, it was a lifetime experience and I was glad I had the chance to see a part of Africa not many people around me have seen before.
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Finally! Our project was going on for the last two years. We didn't make it last year and had to stop on 6002 meters, only 83 meters below the world record. This year, we reached the peak on 6175 meters, new world record! While Claude was riding the bike, I was walking either in front or behind him. At the end, I was waiting for more than an hour on the peak while Claude had to fight his way up to the top.
I was using a NIKON D7000 for filming and for taking pictures during the whole day. Stay tuned for a gallery update soon. For more information about the project (German language only), go to www.mountainbike6000.com
I am in Leh (Ladakh) right now and I am getting ready for another big adventure. Together with Claude Balsiger I am doing photoshootings for various clients and we are ready for our big project again. Claude wants to set a world record in high altitue mountainbiking. The current record is 6085m. Last year we failed only 80m below the record because of snow. This year it looks better: no snow and great weather conditions so far.
For more information (in German only) check this www.mountainbike6000.com
Now that's what I call a shooting! For the region Hoch-Ybrig I was shooting the longest "Seilrutsche" (cablerun??) in the world! I had to film AND to take pictures so I was doing it both at the same time. I kept my GPS running: 98kmh was the fastest speed. But that was recorded in the upper section and I didn't have my big camera in my hands! Click here to watch the video from the (s)lower part.