NiO Photography | Alpine Nature & Landscape Images

Welcome to NiO Photography! We specialize in nature and landscape photography, with a focus on the European alpine regions. Being outdoors in the field, capturing the beauty of nature's detail, landscapes, waterscapes, flora as well as wildlife, is what we love to do.

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Alpine, Barn, Blue sky, Building, Grand Muveran (3051m), Mountain, Ollon, Pine Tree, Snow, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, The Alps, Tree, Winter
Alpine, Autumn, Blue sky, Derborance, Diablerets, Lake, Reflection in water, Switzerland, Vétroz
Alpine, Black and white, Clouds, Fog, Forest, Gsteig, Landscape, Mountain, Pine Tree, Rock, Snow, Spitzhorn (2807 m), Swiss Alps, Switzerland, The Alps, Tree
Alpine, B&W, Diablerets, Fog, Mountain, Ormont-Dessus, Pine Tree, Schluchhorn (2579m), Snow, Swiss Alps, The Alps, Tree
Close-up, Dark, Flower
B&W, Boat, Fog, French Alps, Lac Leman, Lake, Lake Geneva, Mountain, Sailing Boat, Sunbeams, The Alps, Whispy clouds
Dusk, Gsteig, Lac de Sanetsch, Lac de SĂŠnin, Lake, Long exposure, Mont Brun, Motion blur, Mountain, Rock, Sanetsch See, Sanetschhorn (2924 m), Snow, Sunrise, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, The Alps
Autumn, Fungi, Macro, Mushroom, Switzerland, Valeyres-sous-Montagny, leaves
Close-up, Dew, Fern, Green, Macro, Plant
Dawn, Gsteig, Lac de Sanetsch, Lac de Sénin, Lake, Mont Brun, Mountain, Reflection, Rock, Sanetsch See, Sanetschhorn (2924 m), Snow, Sunrise, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, The Alps
Black and white, Fork, Lac Leman, Lake, Lake Geneva, Motion blur, Mountain, Silhouette, Switzerland, The Alps, Vevey
Clouds, Fog, Mountain, Piz Minger (3114m), Piz Plavna Dadaint (3166m), Rock, Scuol, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, The Alps, Thunderstorm
Black, Mountain River, Rock, S-Chanf, Stone, Switzerland, Waterscape
Blue sky, Clouds, Mountain, Mountain River, Pine Tree, Piz Pisoc (3173m), Scuol, Stone, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, The Alps, Tree
Blue sky, Clouds, Cow, Lake, Mountain River, Rock, San Bernardino, Switzerland
Close-up, Llama, Portrait, White
Alpine, Blue sky, Clouds, Lake, Meadow, Mountain, Pine Tree, Seebergsee, Switzerland, The Alps, Tree, Zweisimmen
Alpine, Blue sky, Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Grand Saint Bernard Pass, Lake, Landscape, Mountain, Rock, Stone, Switzerland, The Alps
Close-up, Flower, Macro, Pink, Round-headed orchid, Traunsteinera globosa
Alpine Bistort, Close-up, Flower, Light blue, Macro, Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta, White
Alpine Thistle, Blue, Carduus defloratus, Close-up, Flower, Macro, Purple
Close-up, Portrait, Wolf
Close-up, Flower, Fruits, Green, Hairy, Macro, Pulsatilla Pratensis, Red
Close-up, Flower, Oxlip, Primula Elatior, Spring, Sunset, Yellow
Biscutella Laevigata, Buckler Mustard, Flower, Yellow
Beetle, Copper, Flower, Green, Insect, White
Close-up, Flower, Fly, Insect, Macro, White
Close-up, Dandelion, Flower, Fruits, Taraxacum Officinale
Blue, Close-up, Flower, Gentiana Verna, Spring Gentian
Close-up, Flower, Green, Hornungia alpina, Hutchinsia alpina, Pritzelago Alpina, Spring, White
Wildlife, Langnau am Albis, Meadow, Red Fox, Tire, Tree, Wood
Berg-Flockenblume, Bergcentaurie, Bleuet des montagnes, Blue, Centaurea Montana, Flower, Macro, Mountain Cornflower, Perennial Cornflower, Spring
Bas-Intyamon, Blue sky, Clouds, Estavannens, Fog, Gruyere, Gruyère, Mountain, Snow, Switzerland, The Alps

Photography portfolio

This site showcases a growing portfolio of alpine nature and landscape photographs. Our mission is to to create images that capture the beauty of nature’s detail, landscapes, waterscapes and flora. Geographically, the main focus is on Switzerland and the surrounding countries, with a special interest in the most beautiful mountain range system of Europe: the Alps. A few samples of our featured galleries:

Switzerland, Alps, Snow, Blue sky, Clouds

Mountain Landscapes

Switzerland, Gruyère, Barn, Meadow, Alpine, Wooden

Alpine countryside

Pine tree, Rock, Clouds, Rainstorm

Forest, Trees & Woodland

French Alps, Lac Léman, Lake Geneva, Marina, Montreux, Boats

Waterscapes

Sunset, Mountain, Light beam, Blue, Red, Clouds, Snow

Twilight

Grenz, Glacier, Lizkamm, Dufourspitze, Snow, Zermatt

Glaciers

Flowers and plants

Aerial landscapes

The majority of the images on this site are available to purchase as prints or to license for personal use or commercial use (rights managed). Purchases can be executed directly online. Comprehensive image search options are available on our advanced image search page.

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We regularly post articles about our photographic nature and landscape work, places and events visited, image portfolio updates as well as photography related software, technology and books.

Swiss Alpine Meadow in Winter Time

Swiss Alpine Meadow in Winter Time

Posted in: Landscape

An alpine meadow in Winter time featuring snow-covered pine trees, two barns and in Grand Muveran mountain (3051m) in the background.
Alpine autumn reflections

Alpine autumn reflections

Posted in: Landscape

A photograph of a small Alpine lake with reflections of the Swiss Alps and a large variety of trees in Autumn colors.
Clearing fog above the Spitzhorn

Clearing fog above the Spitzhorn

Posted in: Landscape

Another black & white image featuring the Spitzhorn, a mountain located near Gsteig in the Swiss canton of Bern. This was shot in Winter time.
Alpine Winter paradise in Black & White

Alpine Winter paradise in Black & White

Posted in: Landscape

One of my favorite Swiss alpine regions is Les Diablerets, located in the western French-speaking part of Switzerland. The mountains in this region have so much character. It is hard to stop shooting, especially in Winter! It's one of those places that makes my heart beat faster and it just puts a g ...
A mysterious dark flower

A mysterious dark flower

Posted in: Nature

When I go hiking in Summer, I often can't resist the temptation to also pack a macro lens. You never know what you run into and it provides a great alternative for when the light is not ideal for doing landscape work. Here's an example of a flower I ran into when I was hiking along an alpine meadow ...
Feeling small

Feeling small

Posted in: Landscape

I am starting to appreciate black & white photography more and more. Here's a B&W photograph of a sailing boat on Lake Geneva. The tiny boat is lit by sunbeams that pass through fog and "whispy" clouds above the lake. In the background you see the silhouette of the French Alps of the Haute-Savoie re ...
Tranquil dawn in black & white

Tranquil dawn in black & white

Posted in: Landscape

A black & white version of a sunrise I shot at Lake Sanetsch near Gsteig in Switzerland a few weeks ago. I use a long exposure of 30 seconds to blur the waves and reflections a bit.
Where Elves live

Where Elves live

Posted in: Nature

Whilst shooting trees with Autumn colors, I ran in to this fairytale landscape. The elves that live here were home. Unfortunately they were in a hurry to be on time for lunch with a few hobbits, so they didn't have time to wait whilst I was setting up my tripod.
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