Volterraio-Vista

A very old image from the year 2015 when I was visiting the Isle Elba in Italy during the Summer season. The Volterraio is the hill in the foreground and the location Portoferraio is located in the distance on the left. The moment was so beautiful and so challenging as I had the sun in front of my lenses. But what I really remember very well was the delicious food I was enjoying every evening in the restaurants :-)

Where The Magical Grows

I must admit that this day here the weather was not very promising a lot. But I know this place here where such a bad weather can produce such a mystical mood that it is just perfect to have a lot of rain. And in fact, this place almost never disappoints. When I arrived here the coming sunrise conjured also a very dense fog into the woods that the entire area had something mystical and fairy as you can see.

Light It Up

The path to this lake is quite steep, but it was worth it every time to visit this place. Just like this wonderful evening when the sun and the clouds conjured up a fantastic play of light and shadows over the lake during the evening towards the sunset. I could actually take a picture every 5 Minutes and any image was different because of this incredible play of light. I hope you like it and thanks for watching.

Via Mala

Viamala refers to a previously notorious, approximately eight-kilometer section of a trail along the river Hinterrhein between Thusis and Zillis-Reischen in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden. The deeply carved gorge was already known at the time of the Romans because they were already using it as a transport route.

Glowing Wild Garlic Field

As it is tradition during this season of the year to capture this beautiful field with my lenses I also wanted to do it this year. Here it is, a wild garlic field in a forest not so far away from my house. This time I tried to capture the spot in a vertical format with a small tree branch lying on the foreground of the image. I hope you like it.

White Pearl On Green

Well, this is something I never do! I was making a short walk with our dog through one forest near our house when I suddenly found this flower here. I don’t know exactly why, but I think it was because of the special light that day that this beauty attracted all my senses in a way, that as soon as I reached again our house I took my backpack with my equipment and went as soon as possible to this place again. There is always a first time I told to myself and voila … the shot was done! I hope you like it and thanks for watching :-)

Awakening Forest

Every year the same feeling after a long winter season. So splendid and everything so fresh to see how life is coming back to our forests. What you see here is a hidden place I found many many years ago and I visit it again every year during the spring time. But this time I visited the place before the wild garlic flowers were visible. Of course I went to this place also some weeks later when practically the entire ground had the color white from the wild garlic. So you will of course see also that image and I hope you like this one here as well.

Boathouse at the lake Ammersee

------------------------- Despite the heavy snowfall during all the day, this image presents nothing of that as it is a long exposure during the evening hours. I was visiting this area in Germany with friends of mine. Everything looks tranquil and there are absolutely ghostly vibes in this magical moment when I look at this long exposure. I must say, I love it to take such shots from time to time. -------------------------

Lush Water

Well, what should I say. Strange days at the moment everywhere. Since the lockdown here in Switzerland I really rarely go outside the house. And as a landscape photographer I’m really suffering the forests and my mountains. But it is as it is and therefore I only have the chance to process some old images I never showed. This here is from 2016 and found it on my hard drive. I remember that day I made it, oh boy, how beautiful this area is, and I hope that soon I can get there again. In the meantime I hope everyone is save.

Búðakirkja Black Church

------------------------- A very known and fantastic place on Iceland and for sure thousand times photographed. I was visiting this place with this eye-catching black church during the sunset time. I decided to take this vista with the mountain range in the back and I like what I have taken in this way. I hope you too. -------------------------

Mountains of Thunder

------------------------- A special morning when I was visiting this area here with my sister. We decided to go up the mountains to a very special place in the middle of the winter season. I must confess that I love such hikings as I know exactly that nobody will be here at the sunrise, due to the weather conditions and also due to the huge amount of snow in this area, which is very well know because of the lots of avalanches that this mountain ridges every year offers. For sure not adequate for everyone without any knowledge of the area and experience, but perfect for me and I hope you like it. -------------------------

Lomagnupur

------------------------- On our way to the Jokulsarlon Glacer Lagoon we made a short break at this iconic area already so well known Lomagnupur and tried to make some shots of the very cool reflections during that bad day. Bad in the sense that it was raining all the time. But nevertheless I was able to capture this image here and I hope you like it as well. -------------------------

Mountains at Sunset

------------------------- It’s always such a great joy to visit this wonderful lake in the middle of the Swiss Alps. It was so cool when I was here and made this shot here with the entire lake quite frozen. For sure I made a lot of images on the lake itself but also here from the distance as you can see. I used the few areas without ice to make the composition on the ground for my image with the majestic mountain range in the back. -------------------------

Northpoint Twilight

------------------------- An amazing and wonderful sunset I could experience here in the Swiss Alps. Well, the afternoon was not really so promising when I was going up the mountain. Only fog and really bad weather and the sky was without any structure … only one color and that was grey. But the sunset was something outstanding. I didn’t expected something like this and I hope you like it as well. -------------------------

Portal to Light

------------------------- I made this shot on Iceland as well. This time I was just behind a huge waterfall and tried to capture something cool with the sight to the overcast area outside the cave. The weather was not really what I wanted to have but nevertheless it’s quite cool to do such shots. I reached the place behind the waterfall with my crampons as the entire ground was covered by ice and then it was really easy to do the shots and I hope you like it. -------------------------

Frozen Elements

------------------------- It was such a great experience when I was visiting this amazing ice cave of a glacier located in Iceland. It was clear that one of us had to pose for us in the front of this cave so that we could take a cool picture. Model shooting in an ice cave he he he. I hope you like it! -------------------------

Call of the Elements

------------------------- Not much to say about this amazing place in Iceland. I must really confess, that I love to be there as the place gives so many different opportunities for landscape photography and no matter the weather conditions. I hope you like it! -------------------------

Depths of Light

------------------------- During the entire afternoon I experienced only one thing. A remarkable blue sky without any sign of a cloud. Nevertheless I waited till the evening when suddenly wind came up and brought some wonderful clouds into my sight here in the Swiss Alps. And the spectacle began at sunset and I hoped all the time that the clouds would not move too much and pass away from my composition. And I was so lucky that evening with everything and I could take this wonderful vista with a sky spectacle. -------------------------

Tempest's Wake

------------------------- A shot I made when I was visiting the Fjadrargljufur canyon on Iceland. For sure not the best weather conditions to make justice to this wonderful place, but I had to take what I found that day. And I’m so happy that I could see this magnificent place and I hope you like it as well. -------------------------

Snow Wandering Isle

------------------------- A fantastic morning at this iconic place in Iceland. And despite so many times already viewed in so many social media channels I have to publish it. The spot is really very cool and really so easy to access as it is only just a small walk of few minutes. But as you can see the vista is really picturesque! -------------------------

Guardians of the Sky

------------------------- A shot I made in the Swiss Alps with good friends in an area not so well known by photographers. And looking at this image I have really mixed feelings as I have no idea how it looks just right now at this spot when I’m publishing this image here. Is there still snow in the middle of winter at this area? Believe it or not, climate change is a fact here in Europe and it is a major concern for all of us. As a landscape photographer, I can only draw attention to the current global problem with my images from nature. I hope to pant an awareness of the fragility of our planet’s balance in people’s souls. I hope you enjoy and thanks for watching. -------------------------

Depths in the Forest

------------------------- I hope everyone had a wonderful time during the past few weeks and a Happy New Year feast. Well, I will begin with this humble image here. I have taken this during a small walk with my snow shoes through a wonderful forest. I was fascinating to see how the light of the sunrise was playing in therms of lights and shadows on the forest ground. -------------------------

The Lost Valley

This will be my last post for this year as Christmas and the Hollidays are near the door. Despite this image is a bit old I remember how mystical and beautiful the mood was in this riverbed on a very cold autumn morning in the Swiss Alps. I hope everyone will have a good time and I will be back in the beginning of the next year.

The Gate to the Mountains

------------------------- A wonderful evening at this iconic and already so often photographed. Well, the colors were not exactly what I would love to have. But hey, perhaps the next time I will be more lucky. Nevertheless the reflections were really so wonderful here and I enjoyed every minute I were here. -------------------------

Crystal Clear Mirror

------------------------- A shot I made in the Swiss Alps this autumn. It was a perfect evening at sunset as there was practical no wind and the reflections of the mountain lake was quite amazing. I used a polarizer to soften a bit the light and to extend the shutter speed a bit. Thank you very much for watching. -------------------------

Moonstruck

------------------------- I went up a mountain with my kids during the afternoon hours to reach a wonderful mountain lake. The idea was to make some sunset shots at the lake and of course to hike a bit as my kids simply love to experience some adventures with me. And it was amazing, even the sunset was fantastic. For me it’s one of the greatest thing to spend time with the family at such places where not everyone is willing to spend a few hours walking in the cold. Well, after sunset we were on our way down to the valley in the dark when suddenly the moon appeared behind the mountains. Wow! It was incredible to see how the clouds broke and the light of the moon could illuminate the entire area. I gave the moment a chance and tried to capture this great atmosphere and I hope you like it. Thanks for watching. -------------------------

Shine of the Lake

------------------------- Well, what should I say. This lake here was a recommendation of a friend of mine. He told me to visit this place as it is really beautiful. Personally I normally walk a lot to reach my spots, but not this time. There is a mountain road that runs right next to the lake to get over the mountain pass. And my car was parked only 5 minutes from the place where I took this shot here. I must confess, the lake is really a beauty. But my feelings were really different this time. You know, like the sayings „A photo must hurt, otherwise it is not a real photo“ (lol). But I hope you like it although I did not have had to hike this time to get at such a beautiful place. -------------------------

Light Mound

------------------------- Although I’ve bee up here many times, I’ve never seen such a light at this spot before. And it was very impressive how only half an hour later, the sky was completely covered by clouds and any kind of color game disappeared. But at least I could take advantage of this moment here and capture how the light of the sunset lit up some parts of the rocks on this mountain. Also this time here I used just a polarizer as I love how it softens the light over the area. -------------------------

Goddess of Light

------------------------- Going up a mountain in the dark and waiting for hours at the spot full of hope until the sunrise finally presents itself. And then to see with the own eyes that everything was worth it. That’s what I call the most beautiful gift that I can receive in landscape photography. Unfortunately, it is usually the opposite the case. But if you are lucky from time to time and you can experience a wonderful game of light and colors in the sky, you will be given the power to do that again and again. I must confess that this morning when I made this shot here I was hoping for some more clouds and spectacle in the sky, but I had to take what was there! Here I used just a polarizer to soften the light and I must say that I use this filter quite a lot! I hope you like my image and thanks for watching. -------------------------

Lighthouse Stories

------------------------- It was really fascinating to experience the sunset on this small island. In the foreground tall and wild grass, which moved incredibly fast due to the strong wind, while in the background the sun behind the lighthouse approached the horizon over the sea. What a mood and what a special feeling I had during the last hour of light. I hope I made justice to this fabulous and beautiful holy spot and I hope you like it as well. -------------------------