Alexandre Kapellos

@alexandrekapellos

Photographer & (ex-)architect based in Zurich. Coffee addict. Angry pedestrian. Constant melancholic. Antifa. Dad. Not necessarily in that order.

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Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Jun 23

One of the best albums of all time.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· May 20

His landscapes, as you've noticed are sublime. Lake Léman / Geneva and the Dents-du-Midi peaks in the background.

An oil painting by Felix Vallotton depicting Lake Leman and the Dents du Midi in the background.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· May 20

"The Lie" from a series criticising bourgeois hypocrisy. His most famous woodcut is called "The Bath". I wasn't able to find a good enough copy to post.

A woodcut by Felix Valloton called "Le Mensoge" showing a couple in each others arms.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Mar 25

A rainy day in Havana, 2014. My heart aches for the Cuban people. So warm. So welcoming. So proud.

A street scene in Havana on a rainy day, seen through the windscreen of a taxi.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Mar 20

Arth-Goldau. 6:48AM. Heading to Lugano for a commercial shoot. Sunrise and mountains are a magical combination.

Sunrise in the railway station of Arth-Goldau.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Mar 16

Beautiful. Thank you @philkneen.bsky.social and @marcwilson.co.uk

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Mar 4

This morning’s commute. A fondue vending machine in the village of Wigoltingen, Thurgau.

A photograph of a cheese vending machine in the village of Wigoltingen, in the canton of Thurgau.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Feb 15

We stumbled upon this place on our last say in Tokyo. I remember looking at the trains coming and going in pure amazement. 🥹

A photo of downtown Tokyo, near Ochanomizu station, where multiple train lines cross and intersect.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Feb 15

Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.

Album cover of Peter Murphy’s Love Hysteria, released in 1988.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Feb 13

From the top of Bella Tola, looking east toward the Rhone valley. I must have hundreds of photos of this view.

Photograph of snow covered mountains in the canton of Valais.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Feb 11

Gale force winds. 60cm of fresh snow. Zero visibility. Who’s complaining?

A bench promoting the Val d’Anniviers is covered in snow.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Feb 11

This morning we woke up to this.

Black and white panoramic view of the Val d’Anniviers under a blanket of fresh snow.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Feb 9

Closed the slopes with my daughter today, admiring an beautiful golden sky with Mont Blanc in the background, almost 70 km away. I live for these moments.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Feb 8

Tonight’s sunset. Chandolin, Val d’Anniviers.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Jan 28

Thank you Marc. Simple and beautiful. Reminds so much of my first trip to Poland in 2005, the kitschy hotel room in Łódź, the tapestry, the cringy painting above the bed… #photobook

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Jan 24

Here’s one for you then, Marc.

Late afternoon photo of the village of Chandolin in canton Valais. Snow covered chalets in the foreground. Mountains in the background.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Jan 22

Share a photograph of mountains that you’ve taken.

A mountaintop lost in the clouds above Chandolin in the Val d’Anniviers in Switzerland.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Jan 20

Backup body? Check. Backup lenses? Check. Extra batteries? Check. Backup cards? Check. Extra screws? 😩 #thingswillgowrong

Underside of a camera cage showing the location of the missing screw.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Jan 10

Finally some snow. Zurich, 10.01.26

View of the snow-covered old town of Zurich, seen from the Limmat river.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Jan 1

This is kinda cool.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Dec 25

Polish Christmas. #WesołychŚwiąt #ΚαλάΧριστούγεννα #JoyeuxNoël

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Dec 11

Train view. Lake Léman.

Blurry photograph taken through a train window of Lake Léman and the French alps.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Nov 23

Still Life. Somewhere in Hué. Vietnam 2012.

A washed out blue wall. In front is an altar with a bowl of oranges, some incense sticks and a vase with yellow flowers.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Nov 21

From the vault. Vietnam, 2012. One of the many « war rooms » in the basement of the Independence Palace, Saigon. #vietnam #independencepalace #saigon

A basement room with two grey desks. One desk has 6 phones. The walls are dark orange.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Nov 19

Waiting to cross. Kabukicho, Tokyo. Summer 2024 #urbangaze #tokyo #kabukicho #olympusmju #portra160 #analog

A women protecting herself from the sun with an umbrella is waiting to cross the street in the Kabukicho neighbourhood of Tokyo. The zebra markings cover the entire street.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Nov 17

Lake Geneva on a rainy day.

Lake Geneva and the vineyards seen through the train window covered with raindrops

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Sep 26

AI slop has arrived in Zurich with all its clichés. 🤢

AI generated image of a woman holding a beer and dressed in typical Oktoberfest costume.

AI generated image of an elderly couple holding a beer and dressed in typical Oktoberfest costume.

AI generated image of a man holding a bretzel and dressed in typical Oktoberfest costume.

AI generated image of a young couplet holding a beer and dressed in typical Oktoberfest costume.

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Aug 29

Love this quirky Subaru 1600 4WD. #subaru #redcar #4wd

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Aug 12

Postcards from Greece. Somewhere between Patras and Ancona. Sailing into the sunset. There is no better way to end your holidays. #ferryboat #adriatic #ionian #sunset #corfu #kerkyra

Alexandre Kapellos@alexandrekapellos· Aug 7

The things you find when cleaning the family home / part 2. We arrived in the UK in 1976 and my parents put my brother and I in the local school. We didn’t speak a word of English and everybody would call us French frogs even though we were Swiss… F*ck. Just realised this shirt is 50 years old.