Calendar and campaign photography for Swarovski Optik, shot across six countries over two seasons. The brief: locations that match the optics — distance, scale, weather, light that changes by the hour. Austrian Alps. Ethiopian Highlands. Kazakhstan birch forest. Greenland ice. Ecuadorian cloud forest and rainforest. Namib Desert.
No crew beyond the kit on my back. Stills only. Each location shot to stand alone in a calendar, a brochure, or a trade show wall — no narrative thread required, just the place doing the work.
Alpine Lake, Austria
Morning mist lifting off the water, pine forest behind.
Amazon Basin, Ecuador
River through dense rainforest, low light.
Andean Highlands, Ecuador
Fog rolling over volcanic rock at altitude.
Austrian Alps, Tyrol
Glacier and summit ridge, Swarovski Optik's home territory. Shot for the calendar.
Birch Forest, Kazakhstan
Summer birch stand, shot for the Swarovski Optik calendar.
Ecuadorian Rainforest
Cloud forest canopy, palms breaking through morning mist.
Deadvlei, Namibia
Dead camelthorn trees on the white clay pan, dune backdrop.
Greenland Ice Sheet
Aerial of glacier crevasses and meltwater pool.
Greenland Coast
Iceberg adrift off the coast, calm water.
Namib Desert
Red dune ridge at sunrise, distant mountains.
Namibian Coast
Aerial where the dunes meet the Atlantic.
Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
Juniper forest opening onto the escarpment, dry-season haze over the valley.
Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
Volcanic rock formation framing the highland escarpment below.
Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
Cattle grazing the valley floor beneath the escarpment.
Alpine Waterfall, Austria
Cascade through moss-covered rock, forest interior.
Austrian Wetlands
Reed beds and still water under a heavy summer sky.