Olivier Steiner Photography

Transition.
Like a one-way street.
A palette carried by timeless branches.
A show I wait for every year,
like Christmas for a kid. #AutumnDetails #AutumnColors #SwissAlps #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #Fujifilm #ValDeBagnes #AutumnLight

La Bérarde, a village that is no more In the heart of a French national park, Autumn marks more than the end of a season Glaciers melting dramatically Houses in ruins Can the beauty of the season Outweigh the loss of our mountains? #Ecrins #Glaciers #Autumn #Photography #ClimateChange

Better in the woods Colder, rainier weather An ending for a better start The show is free. Enjoy it. #Autumn #AutumnColours #Forest #Rowan #Lichen #NaturePhotography #Valais #Switzerland #Photography #fujifilm

I managed to leave Facebook and Instagram, but I always feel trapped with WhatsApp ! Work, friends… I tried to pushed contacts to use Signal instead but most are reluctant… I can see Zuckerberg’s face every time I’m opening this app Did you manage to delete your account ? How ? #leavingMeta

Summit self-shot! Pride or beauty? Or simply exhilarating solitude Are ten minutes here enough? The long downhill now awaits #MTB #MountainBiking #Valais #SwissAlps #Alps #Switzerland #Autumn #AutumnColours #SelfPortrait #LandscapePhotography #Photography

Closer to the summit Intoxicated by autumn Camera on a tripod, sole witness Belonging to the place Is always the goal #MTB #MountainBiking #Valais #SwissAlps #Alps #Switzerland #Autumn #AutumnColours #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Photography

Elsewhere, but close to home Colours, calm and a view A daily journey Inside a bubble where time has stopped The bike, a marvellous travelling contraption. #MTB #Valais #SwissAlps #Autumn #Photography #MountainBiking #AutumnColours #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #Switzerland #Alps

Entremont and Val Ferret a gash carved into the Alps. Mont Blanc range to the right, the Combin massif to the left, and the valley pointing naturally toward Italy. #Entremont #ValFerret #SwissAlps #MontBlanc #GrandCombin #MountainPhotography #AlpineViews #Nature #Fujifilm

Change on the way Colors in the fading light Ephemeral routine Beauty from the balcony #Autumn #Landscape #SwissAlps #ValDeBagnes #Fujifilm #poetry #PhotoTeller

Val de Bagnes, Switzerland. Last parade before winter a warm palette feeding the longing for a thick white coat. #ValDeBagnes #SwissAlps #AutumnColors #MountainPhotography #NaturePhotography #AlpineViews #Fujifilm #LandscapeLovers #FallVibes #MontagnesSuisses #PaysageAlpin #OutdoorLife #weather

White dust near the summits. Through yellow meadows, water finds its way. A new cycle starts Winter around the corner. #AutumnMountains #SwissAlps #MeanderingStream #MountainPhotography #NaturePoetry #SeasonChange #Fujifilm #AlpineViews

Cotton clouds in motion, The ridge unfolding like a path, Val de Bagnes, a sumptuous garden. The sky is the limit. #ValDeBagnes #SwissMountains #HikingPhotography #MountainViews #OutdoorLife #NaturePhotography #Fujifilm #AlpineRidge

Fall. Time seems to slow down, mountains grow quiet again. Let’s enjoy the last light before snow and cold settle in. #AutumnMountains #Chamois #SwissAlps #WildlifePhotography #MountainLight #NaturePhotography #Fujifilm #AlpineViews

A new "note" on my website. If you have a little time ahead, don't hesitate to leave a comment on the site ;) Thanks ! osteinerphoto.com/en/2026/09/0... #bivouac #valais #osteinerphoto #lake #sunset #Combin #naturephotography #fujifilm #letsgooutside #alps #valdebagnes

It is not big, it doesn't stand above the other summits, but it is steep, beautiful and so challenging. Petit Clocher du Portalet. #PetitClocherDuPortalet #SwissMountains #AlpineClimbing #MountainPhotography #BlackAndWhite #RuggedPeaks #NaturePhotography #Fujifilm

A clear separation between glaciers and the lower valley floor, bordered by dramatic rocky summits. Accessible and well‑known, Val d’Arpette remains a place where you can end up alone. And enjoy the silence. #SwissMountains #MountainPhotography #BlackAndWhite #AlpineViews #NaturePhotography #Fuji

During a rainy day last September, the rocky summit of Pierre Avoi briefly emerged between the cloud. A glorious instant. #PierreAvoi #Valais #SwissMountains #MountainPhotography #BlackAndWhite #CloudsAndPeaks #NaturePhotography #AlpineViews

I randomly ended up in front of this island to watch this partial eclipse, on the biggest Swiss lake shore. What a unique moment anyway, when the end of this alignment is actually a sunset. #SolarEclipse #Eclipse2026 #LakeGeneva #LandscapePhotography #SunsetLight #SwissLakes #Fujifilm

Unique, rare, once or twice in a lifetime. A brief moment that becomes timeless. #SolarEclipse #Eclipse2026 #LandscapePhotography #LakePhotography #SunsetLight #SwissLakes #NaturePhotography #Fujifilm

92 % is almost a perfect alignment, yet not at all. Rare enough to unveil the magic of the moment, to make it unique and unforgettable. Eclipse. #SolarEclipse #Eclipse2026 #LakePhotography #SunsetLight #OutdoorPhotography #SwissLakes #Fujifilm #LandscapePhotography #Leman

Why wait for golden hour when everything is already there? Wide shot from five frames with the 16‑55, stitched in LR. I always try to shoot before golden hour: do it, it’s often worth it. #ValDeBagnes #Mauvoisin #Switzerland #AlpineLight #Outdoor #Fujifilm #LandscapePhotography #PreGoldenHour

Below Brenay Glacier, the ice is no more. Wandering rivers are questioning the near future. Definitely in love with the Fuji 16‑55 Mk II #Switzerland #Valais #GlacierRetreat #AlpineRivers #MountainPhotography #BlackAndWhite #OutdoorPhotography #Fujifilm

Cerro Gran Vista is the highest point of the Huayhuash Circuito Alpino. But what matters far more than altitude is the view it offers: the colours, the 360° horizon, the contrasts… truly unique. #Peru #Huayhuash #GranVista #CordilleraHuayhuash #HighAltitudeHiking #AndesMountains #AdventureTravel

Remember Joe Simpson from “Touching the Void”? The guy with two broken legs crawling between crevasses. It was here, on Siula Grande, the steep summit slightly to the left. Hard to stand in front of these mountains without thinking of that story. #Peru #Huayhuash #SiulaGrande #TouchingTheVoid #Andes

Where the Alpine Circuit becomes more than a simple trek. Hands on rock, route‑finding, and a bit later, glacier crossing. But that view on the lakes… #Peru #Huayhuash #CordilleraHuayhuash #PasoDelTrapecio #HighAltitudeHiking #AndesMountains #AdventureTravel #OutdoorPhotography #TrekkingPeru

At the pass, looking back at those turquoise lakes is incredible. What a view. Even with high fever, I felt incredibly lucky to be there. This stage is probably the easiest of the alpine loop. #Peru #Huayhuash #TresLagunas #CordilleraHuayhuash #HighAltitudeHiking #AndesMountains #TrekkingPeru

Morning réflexion. What do you do high in the #Huayhuash Mountains when you wake up with a bad fever and that incredible view? Is it worth pushing deeper, or is it wiser to go down and off‑map to reach the next village? Those moments of doubt stay with me, just like the view ! #Peru #Trekking

Hiking the circuito alpino de Huayhuash, Peru. What an incredible memory. A bit later, a condor took off just below us, gliding for a while at our level along the ridge. A moment I will always remember. #Peru #Huayhuash #Cordillera #HighAltitudeHiking #AndesMountains #AdventureTravel #Trekking

Just another evening in Norway. Last year’s heat wave had finally ended, and the sea near Trondheim turned cold again after a huge storm and tropical rain. But the light remained incredible every single day… #Norway #ScandinavianLight #StormLight #SlowTravel #OutdoorPhotography #NordicLandscapes

Evening by the lake. A perfect bivy spot, the lake is often the natural end of a day on the bike. A quick dip in the fresh water, a bit of fishing, and long minutes spent staring at the calm surface as the day fades away. #Bikepacking #BivouacLife #SlowTravel #OutdoorPhotography #CyclingNorway

Norway often offers incredible contrasts. Rain dissolves into warm sun in minutes, wind rises out of nowhere, and the sky shifts like a living thing. These sudden transitions shape dramatic sceneries and it feels as if the mountains can breathe again after the storm. #Norway #AfterTheStorm

Family bike touring means slow travel, time to notice the details and enjoy every single place. And sometimes it also means diving into a more crowded corner of Norway, like Røros, for a gentle cultural 2 days pause and some good food! #Røros #Norway #Bikepacking #SlowTravel #CyclingNorway

At the end of the day, there’s a deep satisfaction in riding a lonely trail through the Norwegian wild, the kind that settles perfectly as you reach the bivouac in the Scandinavian woods. The tent becomes your home, and for a moment you belong to that place. #Norway #Bikepacking #SlowTravel #Cycling

Golden hour in Norway, during our family bike tour. A calm lake, a quiet bivouac, and a fishing rod that caught nothing except a moment we’ll remember for years. #Norway #Bikepacking #FamilyAdventure #SlowTravel #NatureConnection #BivouacLife #OutdoorPhotography #CyclingNorway #FamilyTravel

Golden hike in the Weminuche Wilderness. This is the time of year when silence and colours settle into a daily routine. When loneliness becomes a quiet luxury. Check the whole story: osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/1... #Colorado #FallColors #AspenTrees #AutumnLight #Mountain #BackpackingLife #Hiking

Dyno, my faithful companion on her first mountain adventure in the Weminuche Wilderness. Read the full story (and see more pictures) here: osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/1... #WeminucheWilderness #Colorado #MountainHike #AdventureDog #TrailDog #NaturePhotography #BackpackingLife #Durango #Hiking

Fall transforming the beautiful Animas River near Durango, Colorado. Photo taken during a hike in 2013. Read the full story here: osteinerphoto.com/en/2025/07/1... #AnimasRiver #Colorado #Durango #FallColors #AutumnLight #MountainLandscape #NaturePhotography #WeminucheWilderness #HikingColorado

My new website is almost finished and here is my last post about a guided bivouac with a great client : osteinerphoto.com/en/2026/06/3... Check it out ! 😉🙏🙂

Viola riviniana. A fragile little purple flower, often hidden in the woods, offering a delightful sight, especially when the soft evening light slowly closes the day. #ViolaRiviniana #WildViolet #ForestFlowers #AlpineFlora #SwissNature #NaturePhotography #Wildflowers #MacroPhotography #EveningLight

Sempervivum. They’re not blooming yet, but the leaves are already showing. Later this summer, this delicate and colourful plant will add its touch of magenta to the rocks. #Sempervivum #AlpinePlants #MountainFlora #SwissAlps #Succulents #NaturePhotography #RockGardenPlants #Macro #AlpineEcosystems

Shy in spring, Aster alpinus has just begun to bloom in the alpine meadows. Its bright colors are a delight, especially on long hikes, when these flowers quietly trace the path ahead. #AsterAlpinus #AlpineFlowers #MountainFlora #SwissAlps #Wildflowers #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography

Gentiana acaulis. Delicately blue, this stunning flower tells me the snow is finally gone and brighter days are coming. Summer is just around the corner. #GentianaAcaulis #AlpineFlowers #MountainFlora #SwissAlps #NaturePhotography #Wildflowers #MacroPhotography #SpringInTheAlps #BlueFlowers

Pulsatilla alpina. Delicate and softly hairy, often covering wide patches of alpine meadow. I love how these flowers seem to dance, following the rhythm of the wind, letting their slender stems shake their heads gently. #PulsatillaAlpina #AlpineFlowers #SwissAlps #MacroPhotography #Wildflowers

Soldanella alpina. As the snow melts from the higher meadows, countless flowers bloom at once — yet I’m always drawn to the fragile complexity of this very common little one. #SoldanellaAlpina #AlpineFlowers #MountainFlora #SwissAlps #MacroPhotography #Wildflowers #NaturePhotography

The pools, offering a wide variety of hues, are still maintained and worked with hand tools, following the old Inca tradition. It’s hard work, under a scorching sun at 3200 m of altitude, a daily routine that has barely changed in centuries #Peru #Cusco #SalarDeMaras #Maras #TravelPhotography #Andes

The Salar de Maras were already being harvested in the Inca era, and today people still use the same method, filling the pools with salty water and letting the sun work its magic. #Peru #Cusco #SalarDeMaras #Maras #TraditionalMethods #LandscapePhotography #TravelPhotography #Andes

As a surprise within the already stunning landscapes of the Cusco region, the Salar de Maras appears like a mosaic of salty pools. Here, the sun slowly evaporates the water, leaving delicate salt crystals to be harvested, a centuries‑old tradition still alive today. #Peru #SalarDeMaras #Landscape

Houston’s skyline may not be the most famous in the US, but strolling along the bayou walk, I’ve always found it quietly charming and unexpectedly beautiful. Don’t you think so ? #Houston #Texas #Cityscape #SkylinePhotography #TwilightPhotography #UrbanLights #BayouCity