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Did some artsy stuff with my son this weekend and it was great to do something with absolutely zero plan or goal. Just a bunch of old art supplies and let’s see what happens. Also, our daughter left on Sunday for her very first scout camp, and will be gone fo... 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

A small canvas painted in a gradient of coral orange, pink, and black, with bold black geometric lines forming a rectangular spiral near the top edge, lying on brown paper among paintbrushes, a pencil, and tubes of acrylic paint.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 24/09/2026

Went for a hike in the Rapperswil area via “Insel Ufnau” two weeks ago, where we stumbled onto this outdoor art exhibition. Most of the pieces weren’t really my thing, but I liked these polished stainless steel “STALAGMITE” sculptures by Carlo Borer. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

A polished stainless steel sculpture by Carlo Borer, exhibited on the Insel Ufnau. The stacked mirror "orbs" reflect the surroundings and their shape looks almost organic.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 23/09/2026

Log rotation failed, I guess. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

A pile of logs in the forest, with the one in the middle marked 404 with green color.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 08/08/2026

Wonderful day today. Celebrated the birthday of our younger one, went on a hike up to the “Chrüz” (2195 meters above sea) together and then had a nice dinner at the Berghaus zum See. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

View of the Maiensäss in beautiful evening light with the mountains behind it.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 07/08/2026

Short walk to the Stelsersee today. Tomorrow, slightly bigger hike up to the “Chrüz”. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Mountain lake "Stelsersee" in Stels, Grison.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 04/08/2026

These penguins felt a little out of place in 35°+ Paris. We arrived back home yesterday evening, but only for a few nights before we head to our friends’ Maiensäss again. The ride home was unnecessarily stressful – note to myself: always reserve your seats as … 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Black-and-white street-art mural of three king penguins on a weathered Parisian wall, one holding a surfboard.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 02/08/2026

Spent our last day in Paris visiting Jardin des Plantes (same as in Nantes, I just now remembered), its accompanying zoo, and walking along the Seine. We walked past this huge building of the former Faculté des Sciences. Couldn’t tell if still in use today, loo… 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Low-angle black-and-white photo looking up the concrete grid facade of the former Faculté des Sciences in Paris, against a cloudy sky.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 01/08/2026

Back in Paris. Everyone’s energy was fading today, but we made it to our hotel room, kids are asleep and we’re looking forward to a good night’s sleep now. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Black-and-white view down the multi-story spiral staircase of our hotel, with the kids walking down the stairs, holding the railings.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 31/07/2026

Today we rented bicycles to ride to the Île de Ré, crossing this 3 km bridge that connects the island to the mainland. Liked this shot and how the black & white conversion gave it this almost infrared feel. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Black-and-white photo of a rocky sand beach with the Île de Ré bridge — a 3 km long, curving structure on tall pillars — connecting the island to the mainland in La Rochelle.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 29/07/2026

Wasn't there an ocean here somewhere, yesterday? Tide is a funny thing. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Pebbly beach at low tide with my family wading in shallow water, a marina in the distance on the left, and a wooded coastline on the right under a clear blue sky.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 28/07/2026

Another one from today’s visit at the aquarium. Kind of liked this shot with my family sitting in the middle, the other people around them, and the sharks and other fish swimming around. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Black & White photo of people standing and sitting in front of a huge aquarium with sharks and other fish, in La Rochelle Aquarium.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 28/07/2026

We took the family to La Rochelle Aquarium today, one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The full beauty of these jellyfish was impossible to capture on camera. But if you looked at them long enough, they started to look like little galaxies forming in fron… 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Jellyfish in the La Rochelle aquarium, beautifully lit from above which made them look like little galaxies dancing around.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 27/07/2026

Street art in La Rochelle. In other news, the fire near Bordeaux is still going but at least it didn’t grow today. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

A door and windows covered in colorful graffiti, near the harbor of La Rochelle.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 26/07/2026

Arrived in La Rochelle today. This long and dramatic corridor leads to our place for the next few days. Apartment is very nice though. Looking forward to some more days by the sea. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

A black and white shot of our young one from behind, walking out the long, dramatically lit hallway leading to our apartment in La Rochelle.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 25/07/2026

Spent our last day in Nantes visiting the Château des ducs de Bretagne (Castle of the Dukes of Brittany), pictured here, and then walking through the Jardin des plantes de Nantes. Tomorrow we take another short train to La Rochelle, back to the sea for another… 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

The Château des ducs de Bretagne (Castle of the Dukes of Brittany) viewed through the walls on the other side, with people walking on the courtyard.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 24/07/2026

Today was a good day. First, we received some good news at work and I had a very productive morning overall, working from our apartment. Then, I joined the family and we visited Les Machines de l’île in the afternoon — an exhibition of huge mechanical animals … 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Black-and-white photo of the Grand Éléphant at Les Machines de l'île in Nantes — a towering mechanical elephant built of wood and steel, with long tusks and an ornate multi-level carriage on its back carrying visitors. It stands under the glass-and-girder roof of the former shipyard hall, with a crowd of people walking and watching in the foreground.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 22/07/2026

There’s this tidal swimming pool at the plage de Bon-Secours in Saint-Malo. On high tide, you can only see the diving platform looking out of the water, and when the tide is low it keeps the water in and you see the full pool like this. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Tidal swimming pool at plage de Bon-Secours in Saint-Malo, during low-tide where the pool is visible.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 19/07/2026

Made it to Saint-Malo today. Exhausting day, windy, but happy to be by the sea. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Bas Sablons beach in Saint-Malo in beautiful evening light.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 18/07/2026

These framed photos caught my eyes today. They can be found all around the streets of Paris and seem to be from an art project by french photographer Jean-Baptiste Pellerin. What a lovely way to take street photography back to the streets. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Four framed photos on a wall in the streets of Paris, putting street photography back to the streets.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 17/07/2026

There’s this funny little tower in Paris – I’m sure you’ve heard about it. On the outside, right underneath the first balcony, the names of 72 scientists are engraved on the tower. Not a single one of them is a woman. Glad we live in different times now (at le… 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Eiffel Tower shot from underneath, in black and white. In the center, you see the first balcony with the names of 72 scientists (all male) engraved on the outside.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 16/07/2026

Nous sommes arrivés à Paris. Looking forward to two and a half weeks of traveling through France with the family. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

My family, walking in the streets of Paris shortly after we arrived today.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 04/07/2026

This past week I got officially diagnosed with AD(H)D, finally, after a month-long assessment – not counting the 6 months waiting for an appointment or the years of suspicion before that. It’s been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster and I am still processing w… 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

A huge field of dandelions on the Üetliberg in Zurich.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 27/06/2026

Hand-carved some potato stamps for today’s T-shirt printing table at Hunzikerfest. The letters and numbers represent the buildings at mehr als wohnen, the housing cooperative where we live. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Potato stamps with some numbers and letters carved into them for T-shirt printing.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 19/05/2026

Redl and Alex Hohl – the two street artists I share a work space with – were commissioned to add a giant mural to our office building and it looks amazing already. Will share more once it’s finished. Also, renovation has been going on for at least a year now, I… 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Streetartists "Redl" and Alex Hohl working on a giant mural on our office building.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 18/05/2026

We went to the circus again this Sunday. Here you see 10 people on motorcycles, racing around the inside of a giant steel “Globe of Death“, which then – as if this wasn’t crazy enough – got split in half while they kept riding. A world record, according to t... 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

10 people driving on motorcycles racing around the inside of a giant steel "Globe of Death", a performance at the Circus Knie this Sunday.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 03/05/2026

Last week sucked, big time. Spent a lot of time this weekend at the 1st of May festivities, seeing friends, planting our balcony, and doodling around to clear my head. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Sketchbooks open on a wooden desk showing hand-drawn lettering practice — bold black bubble letters on the left, colorful marker-filled letters on a middle insert, and pencil-sketched variations of the letter "R" on the right.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 28/04/2026

This week started off rough. Didn’t feel like working at all today, skipped the office and went to the Üetliberg with the family instead. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Uetliberg TV-Tower as seen from the look-out platform on top of the hill.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 23/04/2026

Went to Wildnispark Langenberg with the kids today. Saw wolves, lots of wild boars, and various deer. All of them way too far away for my 27mm lens, though, so here’s a nice forest scene. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Black-and-white forest scene at Sihlwald with tall, silhouetted trees and a sunburst shining through the trunks.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 20/04/2026

Another one from yesterday’s trip around the airport. It’s actually a rather nice area, if you don’t mind the flight noise, of course. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Black and white landscape photograph of a wetland near Zurich Airport, with reeds and grasses rising from a still pond in the foreground, some trees along the far bank, and dramatic cumulus clouds filling the sky above.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 19/04/2026

Went for a bike ride (it was Bicycle Day today, after all) around the Zurich Airport with the family and caught this jet coming in overhead. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

A jet coming overhead, shortly before landing at the Zurich Airport.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 15/04/2026

I turned 40 yesterday and got this beauty of a cutting board as a present. Also, felt like writing down some of the things I learned in those 40 years. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Beautiful oak cutting board with a knife, cucumber and some tomatoes on it.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 04/04/2026

Spring is back. Went on a little hike yesterday to explore the Küsnachter Tobel with the family. Happy Easter, everyone. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Black-and-white photo of the Küsnachter Tobel, a rocky forest stream in Küsnacht, Switzerland. Fallen and leaning trees cross over the water, and bare branches frame the scene.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 21/03/2026

Unexpected change of plans today. My son chipped a tooth and we ended up at the emergency dentist. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Tools on a table at the dentist practice.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 12/03/2026

Another one from yesterday’s visit to the Zoo. Not sure if I’ve ever seen a tiger from this close (it was even closer right before this moment, but I missed the shot) 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Black and white photo of a tiger standing at the edge of a pool of water, surrounded by rocks and trees.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 11/03/2026

Spent this afternoon at the Zoo with my mom and the kids, for the book launch of Globi's 100th book "Globi bide Papageie", which my son is a huge fan of. Here they were climbing a small boulder wall at the playground, where we took a break in between. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Kids climbing a small playground boulder wall at the Zoo.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 09/03/2026

Just over two years ago, I started this little experiment to make my own miso paste. After an initial taste test about one year in, it was time to “harvest” some more of it now and to see how it matured. It’s so rewarding to see (and smell!) the results of... 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

A jar of my first batch of homemade Miso, matured for about 2 years now.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 06/03/2026

Met a friend for coffee today and we sat in the sun at river Limmat for an hour or two – or what's left of it while it's been drained for repair work. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

The Limmat river near Letten in Zurich, with the water drained for some repair work. Shot in B/W.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 16/02/2026

Just came back yesterday from this lovely place in Sedrun. Only three nights this time, but lots of luck with the weather and snow. And it’s been amazing to see the kids ski on their own(!) now. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

View from our room in Sedrun to the mountains and the trees on the other side of the valley.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 13/01/2026

We went sledding on “Monte Diggelmann” (a name grandiosely misrepresenting the actual altitude of this little hill) last Sunday. As you can see on this picture, it’s the place to be for every kid in Zurich when snow falls. It’s the same place I sled down as a... 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Lots of people sledding on "Monte Diggelmann" last Sunday, a small hill near where we live.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 11/01/2026

It snowed throughout the night, so we got out our sledge today. I tried my best to remove all the rust and wax the runners with what we had at home: a drill, a hairdryer, some beeswax from a candle and sandpaper. We’ll see how that goes... 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Sledge upside down on the floor, while I was trying to remove rust and wax it with what we had at home.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 09/01/2026

Got these two beauties as a Christmas present. They are from a shop called Stellavie, where they get screenprinted by hand. This week I framed them and now I only have to find the proper place in my office. One of them reads “BUT WHAT IF IT WORKS” in bold let... 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Two screen prints by Stellavie that I just framed. One is "But what if it works" in big bold letters and the other a graphic of "Fear" & "Less" mingled together in a 3D cube, both in bright neon color. I love them.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 08/01/2026

Snow day in Zurich today. Decided to take a quick walk around Irchelpark on my lunch break. Some students took the quicker (although possibly not safer) route over the frozen lake to get to the other side. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Students walking over the frozen lake in Irchelpark.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 01/01/2026

We went on a beautiful little mountain hike today, while two of our friends took the kids skiing. They returned them completely exhausted, but also happy and very proud. Now back at our place relaxing and preparing dinner, and tomorrow will be our last day on... 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2026-...

Shadows in the snow during a walk today.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 31/12/2025

Rest day today with only a gentle walk through the frosty forest in Veysonnaz. Now preparing dinner for tonight and looking forward for the new year to start. Wishing everyone a happy new year 🎉 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2025-...

Looking up into the frosty forest in Veysonnaz on a small walk today.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 30/12/2025

My family sitting at the breakfast table this morning. Our son didn’t feel too well initially, but wanted to ski so badly that we went anyway. Luckily all was good after that. I decided to rent a Snowboard again and loved every second of it. I should do thi... 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2025-...

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 27/12/2025

Arrived up in the mountains in Veysonnaz (Valais) for a week with friends and look forward to some days off. We couldn’t ask for a better view, with Haut de Cry (I think) standing tall (2’969m) right in front of us. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2025-...

View from our balcony in Veysonnaz, Valais, looking at Haut de Cry.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 03/11/2025

It's been a year since we spent a weekend away without the kids. This time, we went to Konstanz. Shitty weather, but a beautiful city nonetheless. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2025-...

Wandbild "Alt-Konstanz" auf einem Haus in der Altstadt von Konstanz.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 23/10/2025

Finally started this book a few days ago and love it. If you’re working with or are even just slightly interested in how this thing we call “The Web” came about, this book is for you! The book was published in 2000 and it’s wild how @timbl.bsky.social anticip... 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2025-...

Black & White photograph of the book "Weaving the Web" by Tim Berners-Lee, lying on my desk.

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 14/10/2025

A beautiful cluster of mushrooms growing from the side of a tree. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2025-...

A cluster of mushrooms growing from the side of a tree

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Claudio Rimann @claudiorimann.com · 12/10/2025

Hiked along the river. Sat in the sun. Built some of these. Perfect start to our holidays. 🔗 claudiorimann.com/photos/2025-...

A "cairn" my daughter built using stones at the river Maggia.

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