Author Archives: JK

Alte Files alte Erinnerungen

By JK | Published 16/08/2010

Es ist nun schon ein paar Jahre her seit meiner Reise nach Burma oder genauer Bagan. Eine Fläche mit 2’000 Tempel und Pagoden. Es brauchte einen regnerischen Sonntag um diese alten Files herauszugraben und endlich das Panoram Bild zusammen zu stellen. Wie hat sich Burma verändert? Mehr Touristen die auf den Tempels hermklettern und das [...]

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Missing the sea & the sun

By JK | Published 16/08/2010

Guess it’s time to write a post in english. Now it’s the third week I’m at home in Zurich working on “The Project”.  No shooting just paperwork and lot’s of meetings. Beside that we are again planning a new Pure Sailing Passion Tour for 2011. Last year we had 5 cities, in 2011 we plan [...]

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Audi MedCup

By JK | Published 28/07/2010

Nun ist schon das zweite Audi MedCup Shooting zu Ende. Die Boote sind sehr ähnlich wie letztes Jahr trotz der paar Änderungen. Die Segel etwas grösser, Team kleiner, meht Tiefgang und ein Bowsprit. Sind das genug Änderungen um das Bild neu gestalten zu können oder werden wir fast die gleichen Bilder wie letztes Jahr machen? [...]

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Golf

By JK | Published 18/07/2010

Es ist nun schon das dritte mal, dass ich mit den Kameras und Objektiven auf einem Golfplatz unterwegs war. Sehr oft bei Gesprächen übers Golf kam das Argument wie gut man  auf dem Golfplatz abschalten kann. Gestern durfte ich die Reinhard Trophy im Golf Club Thunersee fotografieren und es funktionierte wirklich, hatte das Gefühl für [...]

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5.5 Zeitlos wie die Klassischen Yachten

By JK | Published 27/06/2010

Es ist nun schon das zweite Jahr dass ich die 5.5 Schweizer Meisterschaft fotografiere. Die Boote sind einfach unglaublich schön. Zeitlose wie die Klassischen Yachten. Wäre super wenn es mit der WM in Torbole klappen würde da sind die Windbedingungen etwas anders und das wird man sicher auf den Bilder sehen. Grüsse Jürg

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Asche und Helikopter

By JK | Published 19/04/2010

Nun ist es wieder soweit, morgen reise ich ab nach Zermatt an die Patrouille des Glacier. Eine Übernachtung im Tal und dann rauf auf die Tete Blanche um dort gute Bilder zu machen bei Nacht. Und genau das ist die Frage, wie kommen wir rauf auf die Tete Blanche? Mit der Asche in der Luft [...]

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Photo Gallery on the iPhone

By JK | Published 17/04/2010

I think this is someting new, al least in the yachting photography an iphone application with lot’s of sailing pictures. What do you think? I really like it and just the idea to have acces to my best images is cool. Fot those who have an iPhone, here is the link: http://itunes.apple.com/ch/app/jurg-kaufmann/id367414141?mt=8 or click here [...]

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Pure Sailing Passion Multimedia Show

By JK | Published 31/03/2010

Multimedia Roadshow presented by Cornercard After almost 4 years travelling around the world driven by the passion for sailing and shooting the sailing most spectacular races and boats we present the best images in a multimedia show. During the show you will see the best photos from the last America’s cup, Volvo Ocean Race, Olympic [...]

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My favorite photos from the 33rd America's Cup

By JK | Published 20/02/2010

It was a cold day, waiting on the photo boat for the race committee to start the race, then speeding around like devils at 50 miles/h following the boats after the start (now I know how fast is Hydroptere). 5 Miles in to the race we had to stop and after a short break off [...]

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on tv

By JK | Published 18/02/2010

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ac4bK7g4vw&hl=de&fs=1] It was sure one of my highlights during the 33rd America’s Cup having a professional TV crew following me during 1 day shooting. The TSI is the Televisione Svizzera Italiana the Italian part of Switzerland where I grew up, unfortunately because of all this travelling for sailing I spend too little time at home. [...]

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Congratulations to BMWO

By JK | Published 15/02/2010
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They left the harbour and raced: BMWO 1 Alinghi 0

By JK | Published 13/02/2010

The race was way out, Alinghi on port and BMWO on Starboard entry, first cross dialup and penalty…..BMWO with the wing sails higher and faster on the beat almost 10 degrees and deeper and faster on the run almost 30 degrees. Tomorrow is another day, forcast 2 knots. Alinghi keep saying we are fast with [...]

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Will they ever leave the harbor to race?

By JK | Published 10/02/2010
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raison d'etre ?

By JK | Published 05/02/2010
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Valencia is getting ready

By JK | Published 05/02/2010

First day in Valencia, it doesn’t seem that in less than 3 days there will be the 33rd Americas cup. Plenty of activity going on, tv trucks cables, noise etc. The harbor is busy but no AC boat’s. BMWO is in the commercial harbor and Alinghi 5 is under the tent. On the top of [...]

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Christo Redentor

By JK | Published 01/02/2010

One morning the customer I was shooting for in Rio told me, you have to go up there and shoot the “Christo Redentor”. After the racing days we had only cloudy days and only 2 of them left before flying home. In a good moment with the clouds disappearing I grabbed a taxi and off [...]

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Getting Ready for the Cup

By JK | Published 30/01/2010

Since a while Daniel Forster and me we started to work together on projects, this give us the chance to cover more complex shootings easier such as for example the 33rd Americas cup. The distances are so big it’s impossible to shoot at the start and then being on time also at the weather mark. [...]

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Your Still Camera Also Does Great Video!

By JK | Published 14/10/2009

One of my favorite images of this year…do we need to see the before andafter or is it just better this way? Today Nikon announced the new Nikon D3s. I was expecting a new semi pro camera something between the D3x and the D700, a high resolution camera with with aprox. 20 megapixel at a [...]

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New Book Classic and Modern Yachts in Saint-Tropezrdre the

By JK | Published 07/10/2009

After 2 weeks shooting the classic yachts on the cote azur…here is my best image, enjoy…. See the book online Order the book online

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New Book: CLASSIC and MODERN YACHTS in SAINT-TROPEZ

By JK | Published 26/09/2009

PARTNERS IN TRADITON – CLASSIC and MODERN YACHTS in SAINT-TROPEZ Saint-Tropez, France (September 26, 2009) –Yachting photographers, Juerg Kaufmann and Daniel Forster, and sailing writer, Lynn Fitzpatrick, have teamed up to produce a coffee table book of Les de Saint-Tropez entitled PARTNERS IN TRADITON – CLASSIC and MODERN YACHTS in SAINT-TROPEZ. The book will be [...]

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