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Tom Waugh
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A Sunderland, UK born professional photographer since 1979. I earn my living doing what I love.

Now resident in Switzerland and aside from doing photography, I also teach it.

Still as enthusiastic as ever!

All pics are by me, unless stated otherwise.
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Tom Waugh @tomphotographer.bsky.social · Dec 1
I just happened to be walking across Tower Bridge in London, one day in the nineties, when a chip van exploded.
I got this shot before the policeman ushered me away from the scene.

#news
#streetphotography
#Canon
#London
#beprepared
#photography
#freelancing
A British policeman talks on his mobile radio while a van burns in the background on London Bridge.
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Squeezing the last bits of colour out of Autumn.

#leaves
#trees
#gingko
#swiss
#switzerland
#schweiz
#blätter
#herbst
#autumn
#fujifilmxt2
Early morning condensation on Gingko leaves. New life shoots up. Water droplets on a Gingko leaf. Gingko leaves carpet the ground at Thunstetten castle in Switzerland
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Leaf on a car.

#swiss
#herbst
#autumn
#schweiz
#dendrology
#leaf
#leaves
#blätter
The image shows an Autumn fallen leaf stuck to the side of a white car.
October 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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View from my bedroom window.
Caught the moon above the Alps at dusk tonight.
For those of you who are interested in such things:

Fujifilm X-T2
18-55 kit lens @55mm
ISO 640
1/60sec @ f6.8

#dusk
#daemmerung
#Fuji
#alps
#swiss
#suisse
#haegendorf
#switzerland
#moon
#mood
View facing south of the Alps with the moon above them. Taken at dusk. 28th of October 2025
October 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Backlit leaf.

#leaf
#leaves
#herbst
#autumn
#switzerland
#swiss
#schweih
#suisse
#trees
#thunstetten
#simple
#sooc
October 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Trying to grab as much Autumn as possible! :D

For those of you who are interested:
Fujifilm x-h1
Fujinon 18-55mm

#autumn
#herbst
#suisse
#trees
#fujifilm
#swiss
#switzerland
#Thurnstetten
A row of trees show their Autumn foliage in Thurnstetten, Switzerland A row of trees show their Autumn colours in Thurnstetten, Switzerland Japanese anonemes. Thurnstetten, Switzerland Autumn colours. Thurnstetten, Switzerland
October 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Apart from Spring, Autumn is my favourite photographic time!
I took these last Friday in #balsthal, #Switzerland.

#swiss
#herbst
#autumn
#schweiz
#wideangle
#contrejour
Late Autumn in Balsthal, Switzerland. Backlit trees in the sunshine. Late Autumn in Balsthal, Switzerland. Backlit trees in the sunshine.
October 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Dammit!
First time since I started in photography in 1979 that my tripod has toppled over and wrenched a lens off the front of my camera.
Good job. I had the equivalent Canon lens and body in the boot of my car as a backup.

#fujinon
#fujifilm
#be_prepared
#backup
#canon
#ouch
The picture shows a fujinon 10 to 24 zoom lens which was wrenched off the front of a camera after it toppled over on the tripod.
October 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Photograhed the cows in my village during the Summer.
Last night, I decided to give them the #blackandwhite treatment.

#monochrome
#cows
#countryside
#moo_cows
#haegendorf
#switzerland
#suisse
#schweiz
#sommer2025
#summer
Cows graze in a field in Haegendorf, Switzerland
October 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Took a trip to the #giessbachfaslle (Giessbach falls). Splendid #autumn colours and 14 #waterfalls! Well worth a trip.
#Canon
#6d
#EF24-105
#scenic
#swiss
#switzerland
#suisse
#schweiz
A slow shutter speed created the water blurring effect at the #giessbach falls in Switzerland A slow shutter speed created the water blurring effect at the #giessbach falls in Switzerland Shot through one of the #waterfalls at the #giessbach falls in Switzerland A slow shutter speed created the water blurring effect at the #giessbach falls in Switzerland
October 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Carnival time in my village this last weekend.
When I was a kid, we called this the "chairoplane". :)
#chilbi
#carnival
#2025
#haegendorf
#switzerland
#funfair
A carnival ride set against a cobalt blue sky. Hägendorf, Switzerland 2025
September 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Bucketing down with rain yesterday but real estate photography must go on!
Thank goodness for the Fujifilm weather sealing and my Panama hat!

#realestate
#photography
#fujifilmx-h1
#rain
#regen
#regenschutz
#sprtizwasserfest
#splashproof
#panamahat
A Fujifilm X-h1 camera photographs a property for sale in the rain. The camera is protected by an umbrella. A Fujifilm H-H1 camera on a tripod has its lens protected by a Panama hat.
August 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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The international photography festival is taking place at the moment in Olten, Switzerland. Lots of walks, talks, exhibitions, wokshops etc.
More details here: www.ipfo.ch

#photography
#ipfo
#blackandwhite
#canon
#Fujifilm
#
A Sri-Lankan dancer goes through a routine for a throng of photographers at the international photo festival in Olten, Switzerland.
August 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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One and a half hours until my next job.
A book and the lovely view of the St Ursus Cathedral in Solothurn will help alleviate the boredom! :)

#solothurn
#switzerland
#schweiz
#leica
#panamahat
A view of the Dt ursen cathedral in Solothurn, Switzerland. A Panama hat with a Leica II are in the firegr ound
August 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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My Summer reading. Looking forward to this.

#edwardweston
#photography
#blackandwhite
#read
#books
The image shows a book by Edward Weston titled "The day books of Edward Weston".
August 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Summertime in Switzerland.
Time off for me, but non stop work for these little guys.

#summer
#sommer
#schweiz
#switzerland
#insects
#bees
#butterflies
#schmetterling
A butterfly on lavender. A bee on Lavender. A butterfly on Lavender
July 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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A colour image

Waiting for my granddaughter at the station in Switzerland.

I saw my shadow and thought about how monochromatic it looked.

And there's a little bit of colour in just to prove it! :D

#olten
#station
#switzerland
#schweiz
#notblackandwhite
#streetphotogrsphy
#shadows
#colour
Light and Shadow. An image which at first appears to be monochromatic is actually a colour photo.
July 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Week!
That's my camera gear packed for a quick UK trip. :)

#blackandwhite
#canon
#leica
#oldschool
#holiday
The picture shows two analogue cameras. A Canon T90 and a Leica model 3. There are also three rolls of Ilford XP2 chromogenic film.
July 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Summer feeling in Rheinfelden, Switzerland.
Quite a few water lovers jumping off the bridge in the town.
For those of you who are interested.
Fujifilm x-100
1/500 sec @ f8

#swiss
#switzerland
#schweiz
#rheinfelden
#summer
#summervibes
#rhein
#dive
#sports
July 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Checking out Sunflowers.
My idea and my partner took it under my instructions

#sunflowers
#naturephotography
#yellow
#swiss
#closeup
#macro
#photography
#simple
#eyes
A close-up of my eye showing the reflection of some sunflowers.
June 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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T'was a day of monochromatic cats today!
Black, white and grey! :)

#cats
#moggies
#feline
#calm
#monochromr
#swiss
#switzerland
#schweiz
#busi
A grey cat with yellow eyes on a grey background. A dark cat in a white box and a white cat on a white background.
June 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Summer scenes around my home.
Have a wonderful weekend Blueskyers.

#swiss
#sommer
#suisse
#summer
#poppy
#poppies
#feelgood
#switzerland
#schweiz
#naturephotography
#natur
A red poppy seen through a wall of wheat Unripe wheat photographed with a telephoto lens. Summer roadside foliage.
June 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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A trifle bored. So I took some still life photos of my #fujifilmx100 and a compass.

#stilllife
#compass
#bored
#camera
A Fujifilm X100 lit naturally alongside a Silva compass A Fujifilm X100 lit naturally alongside a Silva compass A Fujifilm X100 lit naturally alongside a Silva compass
June 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Currently on a location shoot at a property for sale.

The house is empty and the garden is unattended.

I'm waiting for my client to turn up and I was thinking that they could be worse places to wait.

Have a great day #blueskyers

#realestatephotography
#suisse
#porrentruy
A vibrant and lush overgrown Garden of an empty house with blue skies and saturated green foliage and blossom everywhere.
May 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Managed to get up close to a gorgeous Klimt painting at the Solothurn Art museum in Switzerland last week.
It's called "The Goldfish".
"The Goldfish" by Klimt. This painting is in the Solothurn Art Museum, Switzerland.
May 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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The finest examples south of the Alps, of Roman mosaics are in Villa romaine d'Orbe-Boscéaz (Mosaïques romaines d'Urba).
I took my Insta 360 camera with me

#roman
#mosaics
#switzerland
#suisse
#schweiz
#history
#insta360
#villa
#d'Orbe-Boscéaz
May 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM