Mats Wilhelm – photographer & saxophone player

It’s not really nature, but when living in a big city like Zürich the time for excursions may be limited. Spring flowering helps keeping happy!

How to make photographs out of one of the most visited turist attractions in Switzerland? By forehand I had an idea to try to get some birds flying in front of the waterfall. There were not many birds around, but some pommes frites, a beer and a schnitzel later i finally managed to get some […]Read Post ›

One of the very last days of 2016 in fact. I´m in Sweden for the feasts and for meeting children and the newborn grandchild. At last, I am more or less recovered from flu and bronchtis, and I just had to get out to test my lungs. Cloudy days are perfect for forest photograhy and […]Read Post ›

Today, I saw two Bittern at the same time at Klingnau Stausee in Switzerland. Suddenly, one of them took off. I have seen flying bittern before, although it is rare, but I have never seen a fishing bittern before. In springtime You hear them all the time, but they are very shy and difficult to […]Read Post ›

So, I am spending some days off from Switzerland at my house and surroundings in Sweden. I found my self in the most beautiful winter landscape, powdered and soft. It´s so silent. My ears have adapted to the evergoing noise of a big city. Moreover, there is space; today I drowe several miles on forest […]Read Post ›

Last weekend we visited the very southern parts of Switzerland, the kanton Wallis where the really high peaks are. I very much like this time of the year with autumn colours in the walleys and up at the mountain slopes, and the snow at the tops. Skiing is already possible after a recent snowfall at the […]Read Post ›

No, Knots do not eat fish, but they may think that they are in the way when they search for other types of food on the bottom. Just a moment later this fish got a nip on it´s back fin. I saw this many times today at the outlet of Greifensee in Switzerland.

After spending the late summer days in Sweden I now return to Switzerland with my nice memories. For example, geese and cranes at Hjälstaviken and the reed deer male under a nebula of apples at the old croft ruin at dusk.    

I could not wait to drive to Greifensee to try to check out the Dwarf Bittern which was reported to be heard in the evening. The summer day was still bright and I spent some time waiting and taking photos. It is summer here now; donkeys stays in the shadow and sheep need to visit […]Read Post ›

All projects for this spring are performed. For some days I find new inspiration on classic ground in central Sweden, but soon I will head back to Switzerland.