Austrian Gorge
The Austrian Gorge project is a work in progress to capture the major and most interesting canyons of Austria. While much of the work is complete in Steiermark and Salzburgerland there is much more do . This year, 2010 the project started into Tirol and Lower Austria. As the photographs of new gorges are developed the project is updated on a regular basis.
Gorges are magical places, where the land is split and mountains are divided. The alpine canyons were formed in the last ice age around 10,000 years ago and have being changing ever since, albeit ever so slowly. Time and water has shaped and sculptured their curved walls with the seasons. Right after the winter the big thaw begins, which amounts to a sudden thunder of white water gushing through the narrowest parts of the Alps. The noise of nature, in full force relieves itself as it prepares itself for the next season.
I was drawn to photograph these gorges as I've always lived close to the sea, these gorges are Austrians shores. While Austria maybe missing its coastline, there are smooth pebbles, rocks to climb upon, hidden coves to be discovered, the sound of crashing water and even sand. Download auf Deutsch PDF
The gorge map can be found here - on google maps.
Available Austrian Gorge Fine Art 10 Prints Folio - http://www.lenswork.com/specialeditions/lwf-026.htm
List of gorges so far ..
- Innersbachklamm
- Kitzlochklamm
- Lammerklamm
- Liechtensteinklamm
- Sigmund-Thun-Klamm
- Vorderkaserklamm
- Salzachklamm
- Seisenbergklamm