Gallery 5
Mountains
When photographing in the mountains be prepared for rapid changes of weather, visibility, and photogenic light.
Image 31 Blue Mountains (Australia) emerging from the rising clouds.
Most mountainous areas are also the homeland of people. So, there are opportunities for photographing the land uses and cultural aspects of mountain life as well as of the mountains themselves.
Image 32 Rice growing terraces, Himalayas, Nepal.
The nature of the light is critical in mountain photography (as it is anywhere else). It is not enough to just show the landscape in your photographs, you have to wait for that special moment of magical light.
Image 33 Morning light touching the summits of the Mount Cook Range, New Zealand.
Mountain landscape photographs the ice, glaciers and snow are not only pictorially desirable, they are becoming an important record of a moment in time as global warming reduces the volumes of ice and snow carried on the high mountains.
Image 34 Glaciers descending from the summits near the Matterhorn, Switzerland.
Discover more breathtaking landscapes and unique perspectives in the other galleries. Each collection offers a different journey, inviting you to explore the world through my lens.