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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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Listening to this, at a quiet volume, on a loop.
So relaxing!
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Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orpheus) by C.W. von Gluck
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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I took this pic on the London underground escalator. I was going down and they were going up.
I held my camera so that it was the same angle as the escalator! :D

#london
#uk
#tube
#escalator
#angles
#fun
London underground 2025. The camera has been geld at the same angle as the opposite escalator which gives a "leaning" effect.
December 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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I was gifted another #Contax camera last Friday as a thank you for fixing someone's ancient laptop.

I now have a Contax 2 and 2a. Gonna have to buy more film!

#contax2
#thankful
#vintage
#camera
#photography
Contax 2a Contax 2 with an actinic lightmeter.
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Felt the urge to shoot at the local #XMAS market yesterday in #Olten.
One camera and one prime lens.

#swiss
#schweiz
#fujifilm
#x-e2
#suisse
#blackandwhite
#14mm
Local church in Olten, Switzerland Fujifilm x-e2 Fujinon 14mm f2. 8 1.7 second exposure @f8 Fujifilm x-e2 Fujinon 14mm f2. 8 Olten art gallery Fujifilm x-e2 Fujinon 14mm f2. 8 1.7 second exposure @f8 Fujifilm x-e2 Fujinon 24mm f2. 8
December 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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A couple of months ago, someone gifted me two Leica cameras.
Yesterday, I did someone a favour and he insisted that I have this Contax II camera and actinic light meter. That was after I told him that he could probably flog it for a tidy sum himself!

#analogue
#35mm
#contax
#contaxII
#photography
A Contax II 35mm camera with case and an actinic. Light meter.
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Spotted this set leaf stuck to the side of a white car.

#swiss
#leaf
#herbst
#autumn
#suisse
A wet brown leaf stuck to the side of a white car.
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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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