Photography journeys to Austria and Romania 2025
In 2025, you can once again accompany me on photo tours to Austria and Romania. In cooperation with Bärentrail, ARR Reisen, Nature Park Jauerling / UNESCO World Heritage Wachau and the Gesäuse National Park , I now offer photo tours to the charming natural and cultural landscape of the Waldviertel (May, July and October), the primary forests of Romania (May and October) and the wild forests in the rugged and scenic Gesäuse... Read More
Wild Forests of Romanian Fagaras Mountains
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 the past years I was there several times – together with Slovak researcher Martin Mikolas and Romanian forest experts. We walked into the fascinating... 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
