European Alps Gallery

Wonderwork Winter

Oeschinen Lake in the Swiss Alps in deep fresh fallen snow, reflecting the lofty Alpine peaks at sunset in winter.

Fiescher Glacier under a dramatic sky with the glacial retreat visible since 1850. Frost-shattered granite slabs with lichens cover the foreground

The Milky Way rises above Gornergrat with a Perseid meteor streaking across the night sky. An invitation to remind us of our roots.

The Almsee lake in the European Alps of Austria is enshrouded in dense autumn fog and reminds of floating landscapes

The panorama of the Aletsch Glacier and Fiescher Glacier appears monumental in the looming light of a thunderstorm, with a lightning strike

The nighttime Mont Blanc skyline in the French Alps is reflecting in Lac de Cheserys with the rising Milky Way and fast moving clouds

Dreamy atmosphere at Lago di Saoseo in the Swiss Alps of Graubünden. Backlit by the sun, the fog is rising in the cold morning air

The Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps is reflecting in Lac de Cheserys. The sunset beautifully illuminates foehn clouds

The iconic Matterhorn in Switzerland is reflecting in nighttime Stellisee and dwarfs under the gigantic arc of the Milky Way

Magnificent Lac de Cheserys in the French Alps above Chamonix is reflecting the snowy Mont Blanc massif at dusk with the rising moon