Paul Reiffer explores the amazing icebergs and glaciers of Ilulissat, Greenland, during the midnight sun – capturing the floating giants of Disko Bay.
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Mono Lake – Shooting ‘The Other World’ for Nearly 20 Years
While relatively off-the-beaten-track, Mono Lake’s incredible “tufa” formations across its shoreline bring photographers from far and wide to capture these unusual scenes – Paul Reiffer.
A Winter’s Tale – Yosemite in the Snow
Exploring the magic of Yosemite National Park during the winter months. Photographing snow-capped mountains, frozen lakes, icy rivers and clear night skies
Patagonia – Part One: Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile
Exploring the Chilean side of Patagonia – Torres Del Paine National Park, nestled amongst the Andes in one of South America’s most rugged photography locations.
Firefall – Capturing the Winter Glow of Yosemite’s Horsetail Falls
It’s so rare to find solitude in the world when combined with a stunning natural phenomenon; Yosemite National Park’s “Firefall” delivers both nature and crowds
Glass Ball Photography – The Whole World in your Hand
Learn how to get the best images from your glass ball photography – from city lights to vast landscapes – with this review and guide by Paul Reiffer – Photographer
Chill Out : The End of Winter in Iceland
For the briefest of moments, the sound of cracking had stopped – the huge iceberg formations that feed Iceland’s iconic Jökulsárlón (or “glacial river lagoon” when translated) had steadied and the tide was turning. While often full of baby icebergs which have fallen away from the surface of the Vatnajökull glacier, finding one of this size in isolation resting in still water (with very few people around to distract) was quite unusual. Even better, the stillness […]
Hooker Lake : New Zealand, Frozen in Time
That brief moment, just before sunrise, when it’s no longer night – but the day is still yet to arrive – that was the moment when I captured this view of Hooker Lake, in the foothills of New Zealand’s Mount Cook. Standing at 3,724m (following a rockslide which lost 40m in 1991), Aoraki Mt Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, set amongst the collection of peaks which make up the Southern Alps. As with most […]
Roy’s Peak – Another of New Zealand’s (now) cliché locations
Over-used by cliché wedding photographers, over-“influenced” by millions of instagrammers and over-sold around the world by tourism boards, this once peaceful hiking trail and overlook across Lake Wanaka has sadly now become a magnet for “look at me” shots worldwide. Beautiful though it is, Roy’s Peak has fallen victim to the same challenges faced by “that Wanaka tree” and many other tourist traps nearby – the result of huge popularity following the publishing of (what were […]
Tasman Lake – New Zealand’s Glacial Sunrise
It’s the shot I thought had got away – the image of New Zealand’s Aoraki Mount Cook and its surrounding range, dusted in snow, with glacial icebergs floating in the river before me. Only 3 weeks prior, our initial trip to Hooker Lake ended in disappointment. The trek to the lakefront was filled with slips, slides, falls and bumps as the ice underfoot made a (normally easy) walk that little bit more interesting. Despite the clear […]
Cold as Ice : An Amazing Winter in Iceland
Iceland – a country of stunning beauty, dramatic views and amazing natural resources. In some ways, photographs of the huge vistas that presented themselves before us can never really show the true nature of the vast spaces and rugged landscape – but in others, they also capture a stillness that is easy to miss when you’re stood in huge, freezing, gusts of arctic wind… With glaciers all around, the sheer scale is something that must […]
Yosemite National Park – Capturing the Valley in Winter
Ah, Yosemite – a “photographer’s paradise” (as claimed), but a location which can equally be the stuff of a photographer’s nightmares… On what must now be my 7th or 8th time of visiting, I was determined on this occasion to get at least one shot which stood out from the millions of picture-postcard views and Ansel Adams “tributes” that I see far too often. In one single frame, almost by accident, I managed it – […]
The Glenorchy Willow Trees – Back Again for Winter!
Well, *I* was back for winter – I’m going to guess the willow trees themselves didn’t go anywhere since I was there last year! For those who remember my shots from last winter – “myst” and “the three witches“, you’ll recall that we were pretty much fog-bound for the window we had to shoot. This time, with the flexibility of our “Jucy Casa” home on wheels, I was determined to get a shot showing the true […]
“That Tree” Again – Lake Wanaka’s Lone Willow Revisited
“That tree” – said with admiration, love, or detest – it doesn’t matter, it’s what pretty much everyone living in or visiting Lake Wanaka will say at some point once a day! To be fair, this was the second time I’ve visited “that tree” in 12 months, and while unassuming and unimpressive in itself, the scene surrounding this lone willow tree out in the freshwater lake is nothing short of stunning. No wonder it’s helped bring […]
California Workshop – Bonsai Rock & Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe
Welcome to the crystal clear blue waters of Lake Tahoe, spanning across the state lines of California and Nevada on the West Coast of the USA. Taken at sunrise, the shot above was the result of quite a bit of waiting, anticipation, depression (as the clouds looked like ruining the morning) and a severe lack of sleep! As part of the workshop I was running across California, Mark and Martyn came along to the lookout […]
That Tree – Shooting “Alone” at Lake Wanaka
Every now and then, I’m surprised by the reaction to a photograph which I didn’t think was that great when I actually took it. This image, “Alone“, taken at Lake Wanaka on New Zealand’s South Island just outside of Queenstown, turned out to be one of those shots after I uploaded it onto a few social media platforms… Some trips just aren’t destined to go the way I had them planned in my head. Flying to […]