Alexandre Kapellos
@alexandrekapellos.com
Photographer & (ex-)architect based in Zurich. Coffee addict. Angry pedestrian. Constant melancholic. Dad.
Not necessarily in that order.
Not necessarily in that order.
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there are so many gutting stories, but this one is hitting me extra hard. just imagining wael tarabishi slowly dying without his dad there to care for him because he was jailed by ICE makes me…i don’t have words. this country is disgusting.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 AM
there are so many gutting stories, but this one is hitting me extra hard. just imagining wael tarabishi slowly dying without his dad there to care for him because he was jailed by ICE makes me…i don’t have words. this country is disgusting.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Couldn’t come soon enough.
👀 | OpenAI is reportedly burning cash fast, with losses projected to reach $14B in 2026 and a possible cash shortfall by 2027.
Analysts say AI profitability was overestimated, as rising data center and inference costs could lead to a $207 BILLION industry shortfall by 2030.
Analysts say AI profitability was overestimated, as rising data center and inference costs could lead to a $207 BILLION industry shortfall by 2030.
January 23, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Couldn’t come soon enough.
I’m liking the good vibes on Bluesky this morning. 😉
With what’s going on in the world right now, I need it.
🙏🏻
With what’s going on in the world right now, I need it.
🙏🏻
January 23, 2026 at 9:51 AM
I’m liking the good vibes on Bluesky this morning. 😉
With what’s going on in the world right now, I need it.
🙏🏻
With what’s going on in the world right now, I need it.
🙏🏻
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Share a photograph of mountains that you’ve taken.
January 23, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Share a photograph of mountains that you’ve taken.
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Last Spring I was walking 3-4 miles most days with my Pentax 17 , can’t walk much past half a mile currently but I enjoyed watching the crops grow and the changing weather - part of my hundreds of prints that make up #HalfFrameStories
#believeinfilm #filmphotography
#believeinfilm #filmphotography
January 22, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Last Spring I was walking 3-4 miles most days with my Pentax 17 , can’t walk much past half a mile currently but I enjoyed watching the crops grow and the changing weather - part of my hundreds of prints that make up #HalfFrameStories
#believeinfilm #filmphotography
#believeinfilm #filmphotography
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Share a photograph of mountains that you’ve taken.
January 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Share a photograph of mountains that you’ve taken.
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"Mark Carney Just Announced that the West Lost the Second Cold War"
Entrepreneur and commentator Arnaud Bertrand lays out why Carney's Davos speech may prove to be one of the most important speeches made by any global leader in the last three decades.
Entrepreneur and commentator Arnaud Bertrand lays out why Carney's Davos speech may prove to be one of the most important speeches made by any global leader in the last three decades.
Mark Carney Just Announced that the West Lost the Second Cold War
Entrepreneur and commentator Arnaud Bertrand lays out why Carney's Davos speech may prove to be one of the most important speeches made by any global leader in the last three decades.
zeteo.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM
"Mark Carney Just Announced that the West Lost the Second Cold War"
Entrepreneur and commentator Arnaud Bertrand lays out why Carney's Davos speech may prove to be one of the most important speeches made by any global leader in the last three decades.
Entrepreneur and commentator Arnaud Bertrand lays out why Carney's Davos speech may prove to be one of the most important speeches made by any global leader in the last three decades.
Share a photograph of mountains that you’ve taken.
January 22, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Share a photograph of mountains that you’ve taken.
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“Love it!”
“Beautiful photographs.”
“I love it.”
“It’s so good.”
…
With the new zine starting to arrive at your doors, the responses I am getting are really wonderful.
Thank you.
Just over 40 of this first edition of 150 copies now left.
www.marcwilson.co.uk/book-print-s...
“Beautiful photographs.”
“I love it.”
“It’s so good.”
…
With the new zine starting to arrive at your doors, the responses I am getting are really wonderful.
Thank you.
Just over 40 of this first edition of 150 copies now left.
www.marcwilson.co.uk/book-print-s...
January 22, 2026 at 1:21 PM
“Love it!”
“Beautiful photographs.”
“I love it.”
“It’s so good.”
…
With the new zine starting to arrive at your doors, the responses I am getting are really wonderful.
Thank you.
Just over 40 of this first edition of 150 copies now left.
www.marcwilson.co.uk/book-print-s...
“Beautiful photographs.”
“I love it.”
“It’s so good.”
…
With the new zine starting to arrive at your doors, the responses I am getting are really wonderful.
Thank you.
Just over 40 of this first edition of 150 copies now left.
www.marcwilson.co.uk/book-print-s...
Useless sanctions and useless Coalition of the Willing.
⚡️ 'Nothing has changed' — Zelensky criticizes Europe's inaction in Davos speech after Trump meeting.
"Just last year, here in Davos, I ended my speech by saying Europe needs to know how to defend itself. A year has passed, and nothing has changed," Zelensky said.
"Just last year, here in Davos, I ended my speech by saying Europe needs to know how to defend itself. A year has passed, and nothing has changed," Zelensky said.
'Nothing has changed' — Zelensky criticizes Europe's inaction in Davos speech after Trump meeting
"Just last year, here in Davos, I ended my speech by saying Europe needs to know how to defend itself. A year has passed, and nothing has changed," Zelensky said.
kyivindependent.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Useless sanctions and useless Coalition of the Willing.
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This photograph from 'The Edge of Ruin' will be on show at @photofusionuk.bsky.social Salon exhibition, along with other members work, opening this evening.
I'm still recovering from surgery so I won't be able to make it but I hope you enjoy the whole exhibition if you are going.
I'm still recovering from surgery so I won't be able to make it but I hope you enjoy the whole exhibition if you are going.
January 22, 2026 at 9:38 AM
This photograph from 'The Edge of Ruin' will be on show at @photofusionuk.bsky.social Salon exhibition, along with other members work, opening this evening.
I'm still recovering from surgery so I won't be able to make it but I hope you enjoy the whole exhibition if you are going.
I'm still recovering from surgery so I won't be able to make it but I hope you enjoy the whole exhibition if you are going.
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Northern lights over Greenland yesterday evening…🤷♀️ 😝
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Northern lights over Greenland yesterday evening…🤷♀️ 😝
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This Belgian is not waffling
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This Belgian is not waffling
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
Backup body? Check.
Backup lenses? Check.
Extra batteries? Check.
Backup cards? Check.
Extra screws? 😩
#thingswillgowrong
Backup lenses? Check.
Extra batteries? Check.
Backup cards? Check.
Extra screws? 😩
#thingswillgowrong
January 20, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Backup body? Check.
Backup lenses? Check.
Extra batteries? Check.
Backup cards? Check.
Extra screws? 😩
#thingswillgowrong
Backup lenses? Check.
Extra batteries? Check.
Backup cards? Check.
Extra screws? 😩
#thingswillgowrong
Best proposal I've read this week.
Maybe Greenland should consider renaming itself Epsteinfilesland. Trump would never talk about it again.
January 20, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Best proposal I've read this week.
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This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we reflect on a simple, enduring truth: "The time is always right to do what is right." His words continue to challenge us to meet the moment — whatever it asks of us.
Jacob's Ladder (Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2006)
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 6:12 PM
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we reflect on a simple, enduring truth: "The time is always right to do what is right." His words continue to challenge us to meet the moment — whatever it asks of us.
À propos movies, I finally got around to watch American Fiction with Jeffrey Wright. So good.
January 19, 2026 at 4:09 PM
À propos movies, I finally got around to watch American Fiction with Jeffrey Wright. So good.
If you're looking at your phone while watching a movie, the movie probably isn't very good. 🤷♂️
Matt Damon is right: phones + Netflix mean we are now in the pub bore age of cinema
Matt Damon is right: phones + Netflix mean we are now in the pub bore age of cinema
The streaming giant has the data that proves we all just watch things with one hand gripping our phones, so need to have the plot explained to us over and over again
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:52 PM
If you're looking at your phone while watching a movie, the movie probably isn't very good. 🤷♂️
PSA: Bill Gates was always (a bit of) a dick.
And I'm being nice.
And I'm being nice.
Bill Gates charity trust’s holdings in fossil fuel firms rise despite divestment claims
Bill Gates charity trust’s holdings in fossil fuel firms rise despite divestment claims
Trust had $254m invested in companies such as Chevron, BP and Shell in 2024, a nine-year record, analysis shows
The Gates Foundation Trust holds hundreds of millions of dollars in fossil fuel extractors despite Bill Gates’ claims of divestment made in 2019.
End-of-year filings reveal that in 2024 the trust invested $254m in companies that extract fossil fuels such as Chevron, BP and Shell. This was a nine-year record and up 21% from 2016, Guardian analysis found. Adjusting for inflation, it was the highest amount since 2019. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM
PSA: Bill Gates was always (a bit of) a dick.
And I'm being nice.
And I'm being nice.
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It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
These motherfuckers could end world hunger but instead chose to invest (and lose money) in shit like this.
The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.
Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg's Vision Fails
The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.
trib.al
January 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
These motherfuckers could end world hunger but instead chose to invest (and lose money) in shit like this.
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Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000 reut.rs/3ZiPI21
Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000
An Iranian official in the region said on Sunday the authorities had verified at least 5,000 people had been killed in protests in Iran, including about 500 security personnel, blaming "terrorists and armed rioters" for killing "innocent Iranians".
reut.rs
January 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000 reut.rs/3ZiPI21