Tag Archives: Landscape photography

Stories, written by landscape photographer Johan Peijnenburg, about exploring and photographing landscapes. Expect to find stories about mountain, lake and coastal landscape photography as well as countryside landscape photography. Also, read about the stories behind photographs recently added to our Landscape Photography Portfolio.

The Diablerets alpine region in Switzerland in winter, featuring the Schluchhorn. Alpine winter paradise - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

28
Nov

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

Winter mountain photography: Alpine Winter paradise

Posted on November 28, 2011February 21, 2025 by Johan Peijnenburg - 116 Comments

A short story about winter mountain photography and a mountain landscape in black & white of the rugged Swiss Diablerets massif and the Schluchhorn.

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A lake landscape in black & white of Lac Léman and the Alps, with a sailing boat and the lake lit by sunbeams passing through fog and clouds. Feeling Small - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

14
Nov

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

A lake landscape in black & white: Feeling Small

Posted on November 14, 2011February 21, 2025 by Johan Peijnenburg - 122 Comments

Photographing Lac Léman from a higher elevation provides an interesting view of the lake as seen in Feeling Small, a new lake landscape in black & white .

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A landscape in black & white showing Lac de Sanetsch at sunrise with the Sanetschhorn mountain in the background. Lac Sanetch in black & white - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

12
Nov

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

Lac de Sanetsch: Tranquil dawn in black & white

Posted on November 12, 2011February 21, 2025 by Johan Peijnenburg - 98 Comments

The story behind a mountain landscape in black & white, featuring Lac de Sanetsch and the Sanetschhorn near Gsteig in the Berner Oberland in Switzerland.

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First snow in the Swiss alps whilst the trees still have their autumn colours. Alpine autumn colours - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

31
Oct

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

New: Autumn colours and first snow in the Swiss Alps

Posted on October 31, 2011February 21, 2025 by Johan Peijnenburg - 59 Comments

A photograph with autumn colours and first snow in the Alps. Sometimes we get lucky and mother nature adds some snow to the already amazing autumn scenery.

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Sunrise at Lac de Sanetsch with the Sanetschhorn mountain in the background. Tranquil dawn at Sanetch - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

24
Oct

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

A new lake landscape: Tranquil dawn at Lake Sanetsch

Posted on October 24, 2011February 21, 2025 by Johan Peijnenburg - 96 Comments

A story about living and photographing in the mountains, and a Swiss mountain lake landscape featuring Lac de Sanetsch at sunrise with the Sanetschhorn.

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A minimalist lakeside photograph in B&W featuring a work of art in the form of a fork in the water of Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) in Vevey in Switzerland, with the silhouette of the French Alps in the background. A tasty lake - © 2011 Johan Peijnenburg: www.niophoto.com

05
Oct

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

Photographing the shores of Lac Léman: A tasty lake

Posted on October 5, 2011February 21, 2025 by Johan Peijnenburg - 65 Comments

Thoughts about photographing along the shores of Lac Léman and a minimalist long exposure in B&W, titled “A tasty” Lake featuring a fork stuck in the lake.

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A lake landscape captured at the shores of Lac Léman, featuring a duck on a pier that is just about to set sail. A duck - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

01
Oct

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

A duck on a pier at Lac Léman: Ready to set sail

Posted on October 1, 2011February 21, 2025 by Johan Peijnenburg - 41 Comments

No anecdotes this time. Just a photograph that I happen to like. Why? A well-timed click and as a result a story. A story about a duck that is going places.

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A mountain river flowing down a slope towards a forest and Piz Pisoc in the Swiss Alps, near Scuol in the Swiss National Park of Graubünden. River Wild - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

09
Aug

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

New: River Wild, a Swiss National Park landscape

Posted on August 9, 2011February 21, 2025 by Johan Peijnenburg - 56 Comments

A story about a visit to the Swiss National Park in Graubünden and a landscape photograph titled River Wild, featuring a mountain river and the Swiss Alps.

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Aerial view on the Gruyère valley and the Swiss Alps in winter time, just before a thunderstorm. Brewing alpine storm - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

03
Aug

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

Brewing, a thunderstorm above the Swiss alps

Posted on August 3, 2011February 21, 2025 by Johan Peijnenburg - 199 Comments

A landscape photograph in colour of the Swiss Alps, just before a thunderstorm captured in the Gruyère region in Switzerland.

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A landscape in colour, featuring two mountains peaks at sunset against a vibrant blue sky as well as clouds and fog. Colourful alpine sunset - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

31
Jul

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

New: An alpine sunset with colour and a bit of drama

Posted on July 31, 2011February 21, 2025 by Johan Peijnenburg - 110 Comments

A story about shooting in the Alps at sunset just after a summer thunderstorm and a sunset photograph of an alpine sunset with colour and a bit of drama.

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