There’s someone for everyone, they say. But in some cases, you might find a few someones for you — people who share your wacky interests and offbeat hobbies, people who have the same penchant for poodles, or taste for trams. When this happens, one obvious solution towers above the others: you start a club with them, of course!
In their series Hobby Buddies, spotted via Beautiful Decay, photographers Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini capture quite a few of these bizarre yet strangely adorable clubs, from the Merriment Pipe Smokers Club to the Butchers’ Friends Society, in a set of themed group portraits. Sprecher and Cortellini say that the images are dedicated to the “joy of pursuing a common cause or shared idea.”
We’d add that in addition to joy, these photos infuse both a hug-like warmth and a sense of relief in the viewer, a pleasing reminder that there’s a group for you out there just waiting for you to join. Or perhaps, in clicking through this gallery, you’ll be inspired to create a club of your very own.
Photo Credit: Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini
Diving Club
Photo Credit: Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini
Swiss Garrison (Serving the 501st Legion)
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Camping Club
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St. Brandan Scout Section
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Tram Club
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Santa Claus Group
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Poodle Club
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Pigeon Fanciers’ Club
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Orchid Club
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Naked Projects
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Merriment Pipe Smokers’ Club
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Kite Club
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Hat Club
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Butchers’ Friends Society
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Friends of the Tattoo
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Tupperware Party
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Basilisk Youth Circus
Photo Credit: Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini
Coffee Cream Lids Swap Meet