In the Twilight with Alpine Ibexes
After my first encounter with a male alpine ibex crowned with a pair of magnificent horns at Lac Blanc back in the Summer of 2007, I fell in love with this place. Lac Blanc, located at 2352 meters altitude in t...
Aiguille du Tour
Photograph by Laurent Soyris
With various routes of moderate difficulty, the Aiguille du Tour is one of the most popular summits of the Mont Blanc Massif in summer. But when winter comes, you can hav...
Alpine Observations
To the un-initiated, the French Alps may seem somewhat of a circus. With the super rich of Chamonix to climbers on a budget camping wherever seems flat, the ski resorts such as Val d’Isere and Tignes seething w...
In the Window of Heaven and Earth
In the Window of Heaven and Earth, Lac Blanc, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France
Photograph by Yuzuru Masuda
This young male alpine ibex was photographed at the edge of the cliff surround...
Mountain Dawn
Mountain Dawn, Lac Blanc, Chamonix, Rhône-Alpes, France
Photograph by Shaun Walby
I've been climbing in Chamonix's French Alps for over a decade and as my passion for photography had grown I fin...
Sunset over the Écrins
Sunset over the Écrins, Écrins National Park, France
Photograph by Greg Annandale
One of my favourite spots in the French Alps – the Écrins are at the southern tip, below Grenoble and abov...
Mademoiselle Coccinelle
Mademoiselle Coccinelle: Ladybug After the Rain, Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France
Photograph by Maxime Gilbert
This photograph of a ladybird (or ladybug as they are known in America) was taken...