Iconic Mountains - The Matterhorn

The first work week of the year 2021 has passed. And the current COVID pandemic is controlling many aspects of our lives around the globe.

While searching for an iconic image of the Matterhorn - Mount Cervin in Zermatt - for a wall picture of a friend of mine I was working on my Matterhorn collection.

Some years ago I spent time in Zermatt on several occasions taking pictures of that iconic mountain. We were setting up at the top. Taking pictures both digital as well as on film using my forty years old Hasselblad 500 c/m camera. - An Iconic mountain requires it's picture taken by an iconic camera ;-)

Gornergrat at an altitude of more than 3'100 m.a.s.l. is one of the best spots to take pictures of that impressive mountain rim. 

At this altitude the air starts getting thin and breathing gets challenging with physical efforts. The comfort of being brought up there by cable car in some thirty minutes does not really help in this.

Surrounded by several peaks all higher than 4'000 m.a.s.l. one can feel the power of nature and spirit of earth.

But there is one peak which could not be more prominent. - The Matterhorn - Mount Cervin. That iconic triangular shape towering above all other peaks leaves a massive impression.

There is no doubt that this natural landmark is the biggest asset of the area. Be it for millions of tourists, for pictures, and for all the mountaineers who conquered that mountain.

Unfortunately with the restrictions of the current pandemic tourism is a bit lower and does not pay off that well. Hence, images might be an alternative to serve the longing for mountains.

Probably billions of pictures of that magical mountain have been taken over the years. And many people have a picture a picture decorating the wall in their house or appartement. And nature with ever new weather conditions makes every picture special.

Hence, it can well be understood that the search for new images never ends. And, that iconic pictures of Matterhorn remain attractive to the audience.

Thomas Crauwels - Fine Alpine Photography

While searching the internet for Matterhorn imagery I came across an incredibly impressive portfolio of iconic mountain images by Thomas Crauwels.

Thomas offers his images printed and framed, ready to be placed on a wall as a masterpiece.

And it's not only the Matterhorn which he captured in unprecedented and spectacular manner. He is documenting mountain sceneries of the entire Swiss alps.

I can only recommend to have a look at this exceptional portfolio.

Find the portfolio at link.

Icy landscapes

Golden Winter - Pawel Uchorczak (500px)

Ice Crystal - DarkElf Photography (500px)

Backlight in the forest - Alberto Perer (500px)

Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland - Sam Dobson (500px)

Surreal - Robin Groenevelt (500px)

Matterhorn - Black & white film photography

From my recent trip to Zermatt area in Switzerland I brought back a series of exposed medium format films of the Matterhorn. For these black and white images I was using a Lomography Earl Gray 100 black and white film.

It was an experiment. I was using Ilford and Kodak film for black and white before. But this film, I could recommend using it. I certainly will.

Winter Landscape Photography - Pin Board

Winter is for photographers one of the most interesting times during the year. Light is low and cold. With clear and dry air light usually has less red contributions. At sunset blue and lila colors come out more prominently than in summer.

With snowy winter landscapes a lot of very interesting textures and contrasts come out. Snow makes structures smooth and clean. The white color - a challenge for light meters - can appear in different light. It is the time of the year where it is easy to realise our relative perception of color. While the snow white can be really bright in white, it can be all shades of grey, it can be lila during sunset, or all kinds of blue on overcast days.

Below my Winter pin board at pinterest:

Computer Desktop Wallpapers

Personalise your computer screen with a photograph.

Here is a selection of three of my best photographs prepared to match your computer screen.

As with my earlier offering of smartphone wallpaper images the selected three images all are telling an individual story by means of the subject, the photographic technique applied, and the story to be told around the individual location and situation when taking the shots.

Download your specific wallpaper image from the downloads page of my website. Click the download button on the right.
If your computer screen resolution is not listed please get in contact with me through the contact form on the website.

"Winter-1" is a view from Mount Rigi in central Switzerland right after sunset on a very cold evening in February 2015 using my digital DSLR equipment.
The raw image is the same as in my smartphone offering allowing to setup your productivity devices in a consistent manner.

More images from the same day can be found at link.

"Sea Goldie" is an underwater image of schooling coral fish on a reef in the Red Sea in Soma Bay, Egypt. Sea Goldies are reef fish living around hard corals. They swim out forming these orange clouds when feeling safe. If bigger fish or scuba divers approach the entire school immediately swims back to hide within the coral.

For more underwater photography from the Red Sea follow this link.

"Lavender" was taken mid July 2015 along the Route de la Lavende in the south of France. The image is a crop from a scan of a Fujichrome Velvia 50 scan. The photograph has been taken with an old Hasselblad 500 c/m camera on film.

More images from the lavender bloom at link.

Smartphone Wallpapers

Are you tired of standard smartphone wallpapers coming with the recent version of the operating system?

Here is a selection of three of my this years' best photographs prepared to match your smartphone screen. - Three images all telling an individual story by means of the subject shown, the photographic technique applied to capture them, and the story to be told around the individual location and situation when taking the shots.

Download your wallpaper image prepared for your specific phone from the downloads page of my website (see screen shot below) at http://www.andreasrmueller.com/#!/p/wallpapers
If your smartphone model is not listed just pick one with matching screen resolution or drop me a note through the contact form on the website.

The selected images are representatives of all three photographic techniques I have been applying throughout this year.

"Winter-1" is a view from Mount Rigi in central Switzerland right after sunset on a very cold evening in February using my digital DSLR equipment.

More images from that same evening can be found in my image archive at link.

"Coral" is an underwater photography shot from a trip to Raja Ampat and the eastern Maluku islands in Indonesia. This image has been taken at one of the most beautiful dive spots called Gorgonian Passage in the Misool area using a digital DSLR in underwater housing and external strobes.

For more interesting underwater images follow this link.

"Lavender" was taken mid July in the area of Valensole in the Provence, France.

This detail image has been captured on film using a all mechanical Hasselblad 500 c/m camera.

More analogue photography from the lavender bloom.


This is a first selection of three smartphone wallpaper images. - More to come!

www.andreasrmueller.com - Downloads page for smartphone wallpapers

The Swiss Alps

One of the last winter days in the Swiss Jura. Remaining snow and a beautiful view towards the Swiss Alps.

View from Waldweid in direction of the Gotthard massif.

Swiss Skyline