Tag Archives: Mountains

Stories, written by landscape photographer Johan Peijnenburg, about his travels and resulting mountain landscape photography. Expect to find stories about photographs that feature mountains in the Alps, the Dolomites, and the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Also, read about photographing the coastal mountains of Norway and the Highlands of Scotland.

Snow dune landscape at the Simplon pass with Spitzhorli in the background. Simplon Winter - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

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Feb

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

Winter at the Simplon Pass: Carved in snow

Posted on February 21, 2013April 27, 2020 by Johan Peijnenburg - 254 Comments

A story about scouting for photography in winter and a mountain landscape photograph of winter in the Swiss Alps at the Simplon pass in Switzerland.

A landscape in colour, featuring a meadow and alpine forest in winter with a fresh coat of virgin snow. Mountain peaks rise above the fog. Unspoiled - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

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Jan

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

Introducing Unspoiled, a new alpine winter landscape

Posted on January 21, 2013April 27, 2020 by Johan Peijnenburg - 240 Comments

A story about photographing the Alps at a higher altitude in winter and an alpine winter landscape titled Unspoiled, featuring trees dusted with fresh snow.

A colourful lakeside sunset at Lac de Neuchâtel in Switzerland, with a swan, reed and the silhouetted mountains of the Swiss Jura in the back of the lake. Stillness in Colour - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

26
Nov

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

A new colourful lakeside sunset: Stillness in Colour

Posted on November 26, 2012April 27, 2020 by Johan Peijnenburg - 241 Comments

A story about exploring the shores of Lac de Neuchâtel and shooting “Stillness in Colour”, a Swiss landscape photograph of a colourful lakeside sunset.

A landscape, featuring the Swiss Alps of Engadin with first autumn snow and snow-dusted mountains peaks bathing in the morning light. In Thin Air - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

12
Nov

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

A birds-eye view of the Alps with first snow: In Thin Air

Posted on November 12, 2012April 27, 2020 by Johan Peijnenburg - 242 Comments

A story about a fall visit to Diavolezza in Engadin, Switzerland, to capture first snow on the Alps with a birds-eye view in the photograph “In Thin Air”.

Fall colours and reflections at Lac Bleu in Derborence, with the mountains Les Diablerets and Tête à Pierre Grept in the background. Lac Bleu in Autumn - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

01
Nov

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

A mountain lake sunrise: Waiting for the light

Posted on November 1, 2012April 27, 2020 by Johan Peijnenburg - 292 Comments

A story about sunrise in the mountains and a sunrise photograph of a mountain lake called Lac Blue, the Alps with first snow and trees with fall colours.

A crystal clear mountain lake on a sunny summer day with the Point de Drône in the background. This small lake is one of a group of lakes called Lacs de Fenêtre. Crystal clear - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

05
Sep

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

The Lacs de Fenêtre: Crystal clear

Posted on September 5, 2012April 27, 2020 by Johan Peijnenburg - 172 Comments

A short story about the Lacs de Fenêtre and a landscape photograph featuring a crystal clear Alpine mountain lake and the Point de Drône on a sunny day.

A black and white landscape showing the Swiss mountain peaks Dom, Nadelhorn and Täschhorn, lit by early morning light above a layer of clouds and fog. High above the Clouds - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

20
Aug

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

Dom, Nadelhorn and Täschhorn: High above the clouds

Posted on August 20, 2012April 27, 2020 by Johan Peijnenburg - 224 Comments

A story about a hike with too much gear in the Swiss alps of Valais and seeing Dom, Nadelhorn and Täschhorn peek out high above the clouds .

A mountain landscape in black & white, featuring the east and north faces of the iconic Matterhorn (Cervino) with snow, fog and clouds. Iconic - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

06
Aug

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

New: the iconic Matterhorn as a long exposure in B&W

Posted on August 6, 2012April 27, 2020 by Johan Peijnenburg - 478 Comments

Thoughts about shooting iconic mountains like the Matterhorn differently and an example titled “Iconic”: a long exposure photograph of the Matterhorn in B&W

A mountain landscape, featuring an alpine mountain river in the Swiss National Park flowing down from the Alps at sunset. Alpine mountain river sunset - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

15
Jul

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

New: An alpine mountain river close to sunset

Posted on July 15, 2012April 27, 2020 by Johan Peijnenburg - 166 Comments

A mountain landscape photograph in colour, featuring an alpine mountain river in the Swiss National Park flowing down from a forest and the Alps at sunset.

The Weisshorn and surrounding mountains near Zermatt in winter time, in black & white. Weisshorn in winter - Copyright Johan Peijnenburg - NiO Photography

04
Jul

Exploring and photographing Switzerland

New in B&W: the Weisshorn in winter

Posted on July 4, 2012April 27, 2020 by Johan Peijnenburg - 158 Comments

A short story about a mountain landscape photograph of the Swiss Alps in B&W, featuring the Weisshorn and the surrounding mountains near Zermatt in winter.

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