Distant Mountains

41 photographs featuring distant mountains, from across the portfolio, shot between 2006 and 2024.

Smooth granite boulders in warm light beside shallow water at Coles Bay, a solitary tree and mountain range under cloud behind, April 2022.

Granite Shore at Coles BayEast Coast Tasmania

Long-exposure predawn on a Queensland beach, boulders anchoring the foreground as the glassy ocean surface reflects heavy textured cloud, January 2020.

Glassy Shore at PredawnQueensland

Distant mountain ridges catch warm afternoon light above the deep blue waters of Wineglass Bay, with scrub-covered slopes in the foreground.

Ridgeline Over Calm WaterEast Coast Tasmania

A yellow Labrador rests in tall autumn grass on the bank of Sidemi Bay, calm water and hazy mountains in the distance.

Labrador on the RiverbankHasan

A tan stone headland under large cumulus clouds at golden hour, with hazy blue mountains visible across the water, Petrova Island.

Stone Headland Above the SeaLazovsky Reserve

The Bikin River at dusk mirrors scattered orange clouds and mountain silhouettes in its glassy surface, submerged vegetation visible in the clear shallows below.

Mirror Water at DuskPrimorsky Krai

Tall trees with dark textured trunks create a natural arch above a dirt path, with hazy blue mountains visible through sparse autumn foliage.

Tree Trunks Against Blue MountainsPrimorsky Krai

Dark pebble shoreline curving toward a grass-covered headland with a white lighthouse, Terneysky coast, scattered clouds above.

Pebble Shore Below the HeadlandTerneysky District

Wide river meets a sandy shore below towering cumulus clouds, with green rolling mountains behind, Narva Bay, September 2007.

River Mouth Below Heavy CloudHasan

Solitary pines cling to a grassy cliff above the sea at Gamov Peninsula, with distant mountains fading into haze across the bay.

Pines at the Cliff EdgeFar East Marine Reserve

A gnarled, leafless branch overhangs a high-angle view of Nelson Bay harbor at morning, with anchored boats and forested hills below.

Gnarled Branch Over the BayNew South Wales

River channel carved through layered ice and snow banks, with icicles hanging at the melting edge and dry reeds in the foreground.

River Channel Through Layered IceShkotovsky District

A solitary seagull perches on a dark coastal rock at dusk, silhouetted against an orange-and-blue sunset sky over Vladivostok Bay.

Gull at the Orange HorizonPrimorsky Krai

Lichen-covered boulders and bare trees beside a winding river, with layered mountains receding into a sunset sky, Izvilinka River.

Lichen Rock at SunsetChuguyevsky District

Calm water on the Bikin River at dusk reflects pink and purple clouds, a silhouetted forest on the horizon and a pebbly bank at right.

Dusk Clouds Over the BikinPrimorsky Krai

Weathered driftwood and smooth grey stones along the water's edge at Tachingouza Bay, with distant dark mountains visible under a soft morning sky.

Driftwood Shore Facing the MountainsLazovsky Reserve

The Komissarovka River flows through a wide valley past dry reeds and bare trees, with distant mountains visible at dusk.

Down the Komissarovka ValleyPrimorsky Krai

Curved tire tracks cross wet beach sand toward a hazy mountain range visible across the sea, with coastal grasses soft in the foreground.

Tire Tracks Toward the MountainsHasan

Bare dead snags on Kamenistyaya Mountain rise from a scree field above dense green forest, distant ridges fading into haze under heavy cumulus cloud.

Skeletal Snags Above the ForestPrimorsky Krai

Textured autumn slope and scattered trees in the foreground, with the Iman River and layered hazy mountains receding into the distance.

Forested Slope Toward the RangePrimorsky Krai

Steep grassy slope with autumn trees above the Iman River valley, a faint crescent moon in the blue sky above.

Crescent Moon Over the ValleyPrimorsky Krai

Dried kelp covers the foreshore in front of calm blue water, a steep verdant cliff face, and a solitary sea stack at Dalnegorsk.

Sea Stack, DalnegorskPrimorsky Krai

A thick mat of brown seaweed covers the rocky shore at Sidemi, with calm blue water and distant hazy mountains beyond.

Kelp Shore at SidemiHasan

Massive granite boulders at Langou Bay form a natural arch, with distant mountains visible across calm water through the rock opening.

Distant Hills Beyond the Granite ArchPrimorsky Krai

Warm dawn light picks out rough grey rock faces on steep grass-covered coastal cliffs above glassy water on Gamov Peninsula, Russia.

Rock Faces at DaybreakFar East Marine Reserve

Golden dawn light washes layered rocks and sea cliffs along a coastal bay on the Russian Far East coast.

Campfire Bay at SunrisePrimorsky Krai

Terracotta-roofed buildings on a steep Amalfi Coast slope, stone walls in soft directional light, a calm bay and distant mountains beyond. December 2024.

Terracotta Roofs Before the BayAmalfi Coast

Afternoon sun on granite outcrops and coastal foliage at Coles Bay, with heavy cloud and blue sky breaks above the rugged mountain shoreline.

Cloud Break Above the ShoreEast Coast Tasmania

Foamy dawn waves run over dark textured rocks on the Queensland coast, with a vegetated headland and morning clouds visible in the distance.

Headland Under Morning CloudQueensland

Textured ripples on a dark lake surface at Cradle Mountain, sunlit granite peaks and scattered clouds above scrub-covered slopes in the distance.

Ripples Under Granite PeaksTasmania

Wet sand patterns in the foreground lead toward floating seaweed and green hills under a blue cirrus sky at low tide, Hasan coast.

Wet Sand Toward the HillsHasan

Steep tan cliff face rising from the sea at Petrova Island, with scattered rocky outcrops and distant mountains fading into cloud.

Cliff Above the Open SeaLazovsky Reserve

Silhouetted tree lines on both Bikin River banks at dusk, submerged aquatic grass in the foreground and a mountain range beyond.

Grassy Shallows Before the MountainsPrimorsky Krai

Warm sunlight catches a thin ridge of ice along the Suchan riverbank, with submerged stones visible in the water and distant hazy hills beyond.

Ice Ridge on the Pebbly ShorePrimorsky Krai

Smooth rounded stones slope toward a calm bay with a rocky lighthouse islet in the middle distance and mountains on the horizon.

Stone Slope to the BayTerneysky District

A sunlit grassy spit curves into calm water with a dark hill silhouetted on the opposite bank, Narva Bay, September 2007.

Sunlit Spit at Narva BayHasan

Silhouetted sea stacks at Gamov Cape at dusk, with an orange sky, shimmering calm ocean, and birds in flight above the water.

Sea Stacks at Dusk, Gamov CapeFar East Marine Reserve

Large granite boulders covered in orange lichen at Coles Bay, a sandy beach and dark craggy mountains rising against a streaked sky.

Coles Bay Below the MountainsEast Coast Tasmania

Dark coastal tree trunks and the warm tones of the evening sky reflected in clear tidal pools among granite boulders at Coles Bay.

Tree Trunks in the Tidal MirrorEast Coast Tasmania

Large rounded granite boulders with water flowing between them at Coles Bay, the Hazards mountains rising under a pink and blue streaked sky at sunset.

Boulders Under a Streaked SkyEast Coast Tasmania

Lichen-streaked granite boulders in warm light at Coles Bay, with apricot and violet clouds over calm water and the Hazards in the distance.

Apricot Clouds Above the BayEast Coast Tasmania