Hobby Buddies: Ursula Sprecher And Andi Cortellini’s Weird And Wonderful Photos Of Clubs

Swiss Garrison (Serving the 501st Legion). Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini

Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini are obsessed with people’s hobbies. The two Swiss artists have spent the past seven years traveling across their native Switzerland photographing gatherings of like-minded people in a myriad array of interests and niche groups.

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Poodle Club. Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini

In one frame, neatly dressed majorettes demonstrate the synchronization of a dance troupe. In another, members of a tram club peek their heads above trolley platforms. No matter the subject matter, there’s something aesthetically and emotionally fulfilling about seeing these precisely arranged people standing proudly amongst their peers, happy to pose for a hobby they must love. Even the image of the Butchers’ Friend Society turns the grotesque appearance of raw meat into a token of the group’s unity.

Merriment Pipe-Smokers’ Club. Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini

Butchers’ Friends Society. Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini

The Astronomical Association. Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini

St. Brandan Scout Section. Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini

Camping and Caravanning club. Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini

Friends of the Tattoo. Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini

Warriors Cheerleaders. Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini

Tram Club. Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini

Municipal Fire Brigade. Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini

Dintefisch Diving Club. Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini

Children’s Chess. Photo © by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini