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Sea of clouds filling the valley — Nicolas Marincic

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Mountains

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The Alps — a mountain range stretching between France, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria. It’s a place where you truly learn how to walk, hike, and climb. You cross paths with wild animals, face sudden storms, and sometimes find yourself in landscapes that look like they belong to another planet.

Spend a few nights out there, under the open sky. Wake up before sunrise, start walking in the cold silence, and watch the first light appear behind a distant ridge. Moments like these remind you why you came.

But the mountains don’t end with the Alps. From the Dolomites to the Caucasus, from the Atlas to the Andes, they share the same spirit — raw, demanding, beautiful. Each range has its own light, its own rhythm, its own kind of solitude.

Whether covered in snow or dust, the mountains remain a place to disconnect, to test yourself, and to find again what really matters.

Highlights

My favourite images from this series.

Mist pouring into a valley — Nicolas MarincicLicancabur volcano above Laguna Verde, Bolivia — Nicolas MarincicCotopaxi from Rucu Pichincha, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicIjen crater from above, turquoise lake and smoking rim, Indonesia — Nicolas MarincicBig Almaty Lake, alpenglow on the Tian Shan peaks, Kazakhstan — Nicolas MarincicHamnøy, Lofoten, Norway — Nicolas MarincicIce climber against a deep blue sky, Abisko, Sweden — Nicolas MarincicSea of clouds filling the valley — Nicolas MarincicLicancabur reflected in Laguna Blanca, Bolivia — Nicolas MarincicChimborazo volcano beneath a cloud, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicSulphur smoke over the acid lake of Ijen, aerial view, Indonesia — Nicolas MarincicReine from the air, Lofoten, Norway — Nicolas Marincic

All photos

123 photos

Mist pouring into a valley — Nicolas MarincicSea of clouds filling the valley — Nicolas MarincicCotopaxi from Rucu Pichincha, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicLicancabur volcano above Laguna Verde, Bolivia — Nicolas MarincicChimborazo volcano beneath a cloud, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicIjen crater from above, turquoise lake and smoking rim, Indonesia — Nicolas MarincicSulphur smoke over the acid lake of Ijen, aerial view, Indonesia — Nicolas MarincicHamnøy, Lofoten, Norway — Nicolas MarincicReine from the air, Lofoten, Norway — Nicolas MarincicLicancabur reflected in Laguna Blanca, Bolivia — Nicolas MarincicBig Almaty Lake, alpenglow on the Tian Shan peaks, Kazakhstan — Nicolas MarincicIce climber against a deep blue sky, Abisko, Sweden — Nicolas MarincicAlpine peaks under a heavy sky — Nicolas MarincicRocky peak above the fir trees — Nicolas MarincicAlpine marmot — Nicolas MarincicTwin summits above the alpine pastures — Nicolas MarincicLone pine on the shore of a mountain lake — Nicolas MarincicStone hut in the alpine pastures — Nicolas MarincicChamois — Nicolas MarincicFigure on a bench at sunset — Nicolas MarincicPink dusk over a sea of clouds — Nicolas MarincicSnowy summit rising above the clouds — Nicolas MarincicAlpine ibex — Nicolas MarincicPichincha crater landscape, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicCotopaxi above Quito, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicTrail into the clouds, Andes near Quito, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicLaguna de Mojanda, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicFuya Fuya ridge above Laguna de Mojanda, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicGlaciated summit of Chimborazo, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicChimborazo above the páramo, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicCloud-capped summit of Chimborazo, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicChimborazo in the morning, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicMount Ararat from the Ararat Plain, Armenia — Nicolas MarincicGolden mountain at sunset, Sud Lípez, Bolivia — Nicolas MarincicColoured mountains of Sud Lípez, Bolivia — Nicolas MarincicSulphur fumes over the turquoise crater lake, Ijen, Indonesia — Nicolas MarincicSulphur cloud and acid lake at sunrise, Ijen, Indonesia — Nicolas MarincicIjen crater wall and rim trail, aerial view, Indonesia — Nicolas MarincicIjen crater lake framed by dead trees, with hikers, Indonesia — Nicolas MarincicKarst mountains above the Nam Khan valley, Laos — Nicolas MarincicRocky summit with a hanging glacier, France — Nicolas MarincicStone hamlet in a flowering alpine meadow, France — Nicolas MarincicMont Blanc massif above a flowering meadow, France — Nicolas MarincicTwo sheep silhouetted against the clouds, France — Nicolas MarincicMule on a ridge above the clouds, France — Nicolas MarincicVillage and church emerging from the fog, Piedmont, Italy — Nicolas MarincicAlpine lake beneath the Monviso ridges, Italy — Nicolas MarincicAlpenglow on the Monviso ridges at sunrise, Italy — Nicolas MarincicClimbers crossing a snowfield below red rock towers, Italy — Nicolas MarincicPyrenean peaks in evening light, France — Nicolas MarincicPine silhouettes by a lake, Pyrenees, France — Nicolas MarincicValley lake seen from above, Pyrenees, France — Nicolas MarincicCairn facing glaciated peaks — Nicolas MarincicVillage clinging to a wooded slope, France — Nicolas MarincicHilltop village and bell tower in a green valley, France — Nicolas MarincicLake and sea of clouds, Mont-Cenis, France — Nicolas MarincicRiver of cloud beneath jagged ridges, Mont-Cenis, France — Nicolas MarincicSea of clouds below sunlit summits, Mont-Cenis, France — Nicolas MarincicMountain lake in evening light, France — Nicolas MarincicDistant glaciated massif above layered blue ridges — Nicolas MarincicSunlit valley below snowy peaks — Nicolas MarincicSunbeams over layered valleys — Nicolas MarincicGolden evening light on the valley walls — Nicolas MarincicDusk clouds settling between mountain ranges — Nicolas MarincicAlpenglow on a snowy peak, Troms, Norway — Nicolas MarincicBlue hour over a frozen fjord, Troms, Norway — Nicolas MarincicBlue-shadowed snowy peaks from above, Troms, Norway — Nicolas MarincicSnowy pyramid peak at pastel dusk, Troms, Norway — Nicolas MarincicSnow-capped peak above the fjord, Norway — Nicolas MarincicSnowy mountains reflected in a lake, Norway — Nicolas MarincicIslets and snowy peaks from above, Norway — Nicolas MarincicRawanduz Canyon at dusk, Iraq (Kurdistan) — Nicolas MarincicEl Misti volcano seen from Arequipa, Peru — Nicolas MarincicInca terraces and the Cordillera Real, Isla del Sol, Bolivia — Nicolas MarincicTerraced headland and the Cordillera Real, Isla del Sol, Bolivia — Nicolas MarincicLicancabur volcano above Laguna Verde, Bolivia — Nicolas MarincicBig Almaty Lake and the Tian Shan observatory domes, Kazakhstan — Nicolas MarincicAlpenglow on a Tian Shan peak above Big Almaty Lake, Kazakhstan — Nicolas MarincicLapporten U-shaped valley, Abisko, Sweden — Nicolas MarincicLapporten and a pink cloud at dawn, Sweden — Nicolas MarincicTours d’Aï limestone towers above the snow, Vaud Alps, Switzerland — Nicolas MarincicAlpine ridge and snow couloir near the Rochers de Naye, Switzerland — Nicolas MarincicStorm clouds over jagged peaks, Ô Quy Hồ pass, Vietnam — Nicolas MarincicRocky ridge in the clouds — Nicolas MarincicMountain torrent among the firs — Nicolas MarincicWaterfall and stone bridge below the glaciers — Nicolas MarincicRucu Pichincha ridge, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicPeaks in the clouds, Andes near Quito, Ecuador — Nicolas MarincicValley clad in spruce forest, Kyrgyzstan — Nicolas MarincicDeep valley beneath the peaks, Kyrgyzstan — Nicolas MarincicSnowy peak under a blue sky, France — Nicolas MarincicTurquoise alpine lake below the mountains, France — Nicolas MarincicGlaciated peaks rising from the clouds, France — Nicolas MarincicAlpine pasture ridge with chalets and peaks, France — Nicolas MarincicSea of clouds over an alpine valley, France — Nicolas MarincicSummit cross with prayer flags, Italy — Nicolas MarincicLimestone towers in the Pyrenees, France — Nicolas MarincicMountain torrent cascade, Pyrenees, France — Nicolas MarincicSea of clouds filling a Pyrenean valley, France — Nicolas MarincicRocky summit with patches of snow — Nicolas MarincicJagged peak silhouetted at dusk, France — Nicolas MarincicTurquoise waters of Lac du Mont-Cenis, France — Nicolas MarincicVia ferrata climber below a suspension bridge, France — Nicolas MarincicDark jagged ridges with patches of snow, France — Nicolas MarincicWaterfall in a rocky gorge, France — Nicolas MarincicTall ribbon waterfall on a dark cliff, France — Nicolas MarincicFort ruins on a spur, Maurienne, France — Nicolas MarincicJagged peaks under a heavy sky — Nicolas MarincicEroded badlands valley with larches — Nicolas MarincicCollapsed shepherd’s hut by a track — Nicolas MarincicSnowy cirque above the fjord, Lofoten, Norway — Nicolas MarincicLayered ridges of the Taurus from Mount Nemrut, Turkey — Nicolas MarincicSunset over the Kurdish mountains, Rawanduz, Iraq (Kurdistan) — Nicolas MarincicLimestone canyon on the way to Shanidar, Iraq (Kurdistan) — Nicolas MarincicGolden hills in late light near Akre, Iraq (Kurdistan) — Nicolas MarincicChachani volcano above Santa Catalina Monastery, Arequipa, Peru — Nicolas MarincicToktogul reservoir among bare mountains, Kyrgyzstan — Nicolas MarincicWinding river in a green valley south of Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan — Nicolas MarincicHerds in a wide Tian Shan valley, Kyrgyzstan — Nicolas MarincicSnowy Tian Shan peaks above green valleys, Kyrgyzstan — Nicolas MarincicKok-Zhailau meadows and spruce forest above Almaty, Kazakhstan — Nicolas MarincicPanorama of the Prealps from the Rochers de Naye, Switzerland — Nicolas MarincicLake Geneva from the Rochers de Naye, Switzerland — Nicolas Marincic

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Man rowing a boat laden with fodder on the Nile, Egypt — Nicolas MarincicPortraits370 photosElephants silhouetted at a waterhole at sunset, Namibia — Nicolas MarincicWildlife581 photosTiny hermit crab on the sand — Nicolas MarincicMacro — Small creatures105 photosSpines of a mammillaria cactus — Nicolas MarincicFlora146 photosHawksbill turtle on the Belize Barrier Reef, Belize — Nicolas MarincicUnderwater115 photosMilky Way arching over a field and a tractor, Uzbekistan — Nicolas MarincicNight skies36 photosCarved castle by candlelight in the catacombs, France — Nicolas MarincicUrbex104 photosBruit ≤ guitarist with flying hair, black and white, France — Nicolas MarincicConcerts20 photos