Wild Forests and Mountains: Photowalks 2023
In 2023, you can join me on inspiring photo hikes in wild natural landscapes such as old growth forests, mountain gorges and enchanted valleys in deep woodlands! The trips will show you some of the most beautiful natural landscapes in Austria – definitely worth a visit! I will assist the groups as your „coach“ at the camera. We will learn to „see“ images in the wild and creatively translate them into delightful... Read More
Unexpeced Wilderness Next Door
Do you remember those fantasy films where people step into a forest and suddenly find themselves in another world? Such places really do exist. Not a joke. Not far from our homes there are hidden places that are unexpectedly wild and unspoiled. These places were obviously overlooked. They have been difficult to access for exploitation. Or less interesting from an economic point of view because of poor resource provision. So they somehow „avoided“... Read More
Europe’s Wildest Forests: Fagaras
There are only a few places left in Europe where wilderness in its original form still can be found: Mountains and valleys without roads, even no trails – and primary forests. One of those places is the rugged Făgăraș Mountain range in the Romanian Carpathians, just southeast of Sibiu. In July 2016 I was there – together with Slovak researcher Martin Mikolas and Romanian forest experts. We walked into the fascinating worlds of Ucea... Read More
Austria’s Great Wilderness
Austria’s only Wilderness Area (according to international standards by IUCN) at Mount Duerrenstein in southern Lower Austria could be enlarged by another 5600 ha in the neighbouring province Styria. The application process has been started in 2015. The area is owned by the state and managed by Austria’s State Forestry „Österreichische Bundesforste“. The 3500 ha Wilderness Reserve Duerrenstein hosts the remarkable Rothwald... Read More
