Find detailed photo guides for the Vanoise massif here: Lac des Vaches, Col de la Vanoise, Refuge de la Valette, Dent Parrachée, Aussois, Courchevel, Saulire and Grande Casse. Each guide corresponds to a real photo outing, with field tips, lighting, framing, access and links to associated photo galleries.
This blog complements the pillar page Where to photograph the Vanoise? and allows for a more detailed exploration of the main areas of the massif, including hikes, refuges, high-altitude lakes, resorts, snowy ridges and Savoyard landscapes.
Vanoise Photo Guides
Where to photograph La Grande Casse from Courch...
Pierre Thiaville
Photographing La Grande Casse from Courchevel: Saulire, Dent de Burgin, Aiguille du Fruit, snow, ridges, light, and field tips.
Where to photograph La Grande Casse from Courch...
Pierre Thiaville
Photographing La Grande Casse from Courchevel: Saulire, Dent de Burgin, Aiguille du Fruit, snow, ridges, light, and field tips.
Where to photograph the Dent Parrachée from Aus...
Pierre Thiaville
Photographing the Dent Parrachée from Aussois and Plan d'Amont: lakes, dams, reflections, storms, golden light, focal lengths, and field tips.
Where to photograph the Dent Parrachée from Aus...
Pierre Thiaville
Photographing the Dent Parrachée from Aussois and Plan d'Amont: lakes, dams, reflections, storms, golden light, focal lengths, and field tips.
Where to photograph the Valette Refuge and Gran...
Pierre Thiaville
Photo guide to the Valette and Grand Marchet refuges: snow, light, black and white, compositions, access from Pralognan, and safety.
Where to photograph the Valette Refuge and Gran...
Pierre Thiaville
Photo guide to the Valette and Grand Marchet refuges: snow, light, black and white, compositions, access from Pralognan, and safety.
Where to photograph the Lac des Vaches, the Col...
Pierre Thiaville
Get your photos ready at Lac des Vaches and Col de la Vanoise: Grande Casse, refuge, slabs, lakes, light, framing, access and safety.
Where to photograph the Lac des Vaches, the Col...
Pierre Thiaville
Get your photos ready at Lac des Vaches and Col de la Vanoise: Grande Casse, refuge, slabs, lakes, light, framing, access and safety.
Selection of the most beautiful photo-paintings of Vanoise:
Photos of Grande Casse, Dent Parrachée, mountain huts and glaciers
The Vanoise region is built around very prominent peaks: Grande Casse, Dent Parrachée, Aiguille de la Vanoise, and Aiguille du Fruit. The Plan du Lac and La Valette mountain huts appear at different times of day, with snow, first light, and evening colors completely transforming the atmosphere.
The chosen finish for the Vanoise images is a matte Dibond aluminum printed on demand, which preserves the seracs, crevasses, and ice volumes without artificial glare.
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Mountain huts, lakes and high-mountain light
The collection also features Grand Marchet, Chasseforêt, and several more open landscapes of the national park. Some photographs remain very mineral; others give more space to alpine pastures, lakes, and wildlife, like this young ibex observed near a mountain hut.
