Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. Santa Claus Group • Samichlaus–Gruppe

Hobby Buddies

Saturday morning. It’s almost noon. I’m standing in line at the department store cash register. A few people in front of me, behind me a small group forming. I look at those waiting in line—people of all kinds. A broad spectrum of society. What will they do after they’ve finished shopping—how will they spend their Saturday? And what about Sunday? How was their week? How do they spend their free time?

Freizeitfreunde

Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. St. Brandan Scout Section • Pfadiabteilung St. Brandan
St. Brandan Scout Section • Pfadiabteilung St. Brandan
Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. Poodle Club • Pudelclub
Poodle Club • Pudelclub
Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. Swiss Garrison (Serving the 501st Legion)
Swiss Garrison (Serving the 501st Legion)
Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. Association of Scientific Preparators • Verband Naturwissenschaftlicher PräparatorInnen
Association of Scientific Preparators • Verband Naturwissenschaftlicher PräparatorInnen
Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. Dintefisch Diving Club • Tauchclub Dintefisch
Dintefisch Diving Club • Tauchclub Dintefisch
Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. Froburger Academic Co-ed Fraternity • Akademische Verbindung Froburger
Froburger Academic Co-ed Fraternity • Akademische Verbindung Froburger
Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. BDSM Regular's Table • BDSM-Stammstisch
BDSM Regular’s Table • BDSM-Stammstisch
Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. Butchers’ Friends Society • Verein Freunde der Metzgerschaft
Butchers’ Friends Society • Verein Freunde der Metzgerschaft
Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. Santa Claus Group • Samichlaus–Gruppe
Santa Claus Group • Samichlaus–Gruppe
Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. Hat Club • Hut-Club
Hat Club • Hut-Club
Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. Dance Sports Club • Tanz Sport Club
Dance Sports Club • Tanz Sport Club
Ursula Sprecher & Andi Cortellini. Hobby Buddies. Merriment Pipe-Smokers' Club • Pfeifenclub Heiterkeit
Merriment Pipe-Smokers’ Club • Pfeifenclub Heiterkeit

Another one from the Tumblr wires. Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini’s Hobby Buddies is a straightforward typology which manages to be more interesting than its “kind of high school yearbooky” premise would suggest. Part of this is due to the variety and hyper-specific nature of some of the clubs depicted. But a large part is that these photos are often very funny while typically not poking fun at the people depicted.* Which is a very hard line to tread.

*I don’t think any of the photos are meant to poke fun. But some groups, like sadly, the photo club, are probably impossible to not laugh at.