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Tom of Zurich

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Excuse me, Captain. I know this may sound silly, but - can you fly?

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Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jan 2

Tuscan sunset hues

#photography #italy #toscana

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Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Aug 21

Mood: TEED – Household Goods

#Clouds #Tranquility #Reflections #Melancholy

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Aug 21

Fragile powers, performing their silent dance in the sky

Mood: BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Tim Bernardes – Poeira Cósmica

#Mammatocumuli #Clouds #Nature #Tranquility

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Aug 21

Mood: Manfred Krug – Danke für den Abend

#Switzerland #AlpineViews #UrbanLandscape #ModernArchitecture

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Aug 17

6/6 #UrbanPhotography #UrbanTransformation #Architecture #Society #SwissUrbanism

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Aug 17

5/6 Yet it is in places like this where much of urban life unfolds: diverse, ordinary, sometimes rough, but real. Urban change always balances repair and displacement, renewal and erasure. Schwamendingen and Zurich today stand at this crossroads.

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Aug 17

4/5 What was once a marginalized, overlooked corner of Zurich is becoming desirable terrain in a city of constant transformation. Soon, these houses will be gone - making way for new buildings, new people, their stories. It's a different, less visible side of Switzerland - far from postcard clichés.

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Aug 17

3/5 Now, with the completion of the Schöneich Tunnel and the green lid (Autobahndeckel) covering the motorway, the urban fabric is being stitched back together. But this reconnection comes at a price: land values rise, development pressure increases and the social makeup of the area begins to shift.

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Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Aug 17

2/5 built motorway that would later cut through the neighborhood. For decades, the A1L highway physically and socially divided the district (Kreis), isolating these buildings and their predominantly working-class and migrant residents from the rest of the neighborhood.

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Aug 17

1/5 Schwamendingen, one of Zurich's northern districts, tells the story of post-war urban expansion and its long-term consequences. These modest mid-century housing blocks were built in the 1950s and 60s as the city grew outward - functional, affordable, and placed right alongside the newly

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Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jul 4

#SummerVibes #Agriculture #SuburbanPhotography

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jul 2

The silence before change is never quiet. Clouds gather, time slows,
and somewhere beneath it all, hope waits…

Mood: Bleach Lab – Old Ways

#UrbanPhotography #FineArt #Architecture #DramaticSkies #SwissPhotography

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Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jul 1

Neon silence

Mood: Thieves Like Us – Desire

#UrbanPhotography #CitiesByNight #NeonArt #Architecture

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 29

Ah, kiitos paljon! Kuinka kaipaan Suomea! 🇫🇮💜

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 29

Kuinka kaunista! Missä se on?

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Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 28

#Alps #AlpinePhotography #Switzerland #SwissMountains #Mountains #Tranquility

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 28

Herzigi Munggene 😍😄

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 27

#Alps #AlpinePhotography #Switzerland #SwissMountains #Mountains #Tranquility

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Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 25

Very well captured. And thank you for the description 🙏🏻☺️

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 25

I sure will keep following - ウサギは最高！🐰😃

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Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 25

大変ありがとうございます！Have a great day as well 😊

Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 25

大変ありがとうございます！😊

I am sure Japan has so many other things Switzerland cannot offer - cherry blossom, fall foliage, beaches, and many more. And I am looking forward to discovering it! ☺️

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Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 25

Beautiful pictures. Well done!

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Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 25

These flowers always remind me of my late grandmother. She had them in her garden and liked them very much 😊…

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Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 25

I have been an avid fan of Japan since childhood - of its culture, language, music, cuisine and diverse and beautiful landscapes 🌊🗻🎋

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Tom of Zurich @tomofzurich.bsky.social · Jun 25

I am glad to hear you liked visiting Switzerland ☺️ It's not the biggest country on earth, but it sure offers some nice places to see 🙂 Me on the other hand, I have not yet managed to visit Japan - shame on me! 😏🙈 But it has been on my list for a long time and soon hopefully I will come and visit 🇯🇵😍

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