I went for a hike to Oeschinensee Lake on the July 22nd, 2022. It’s a lake situated in the mountains above Kandersteg, Switzerland. I have seen some nice pictures from the area. I wondered if it is suitable for a photo shoot. A surprise engagement. This area is a big tourist attraction. The day I…
Luca organized a photo shoot for his girlfriend’s birthday. I met Luca and Janina early in Giessbach to avoid the tourists. It was their first time in Giessbach. I took them first to the waterfall. It is summer and there is less water flowing over this famous waterfall. However there was enough water for this…
It was a crazy hot day in Interlaken. I didn’t need to be asked twice to photograph this lovely couple from Singapore in the Alpine village of Wengen. It was cooler in the Swiss Alps but the sun was as bright as ever! We found some shade under the trees. I arrived two hours earlier…
Carol and Jose from the USA announcing that there will be soon be three of them! Pregnancy announcement photo shoot by Lake Brienzersee near Interlaken, Switzerland. A hot summer’s day. Not a cloud in the sky. A cool breeze from the Swiss lake keeping us refreshed during a photo shoot. We started the photo shoot…
Photographer for the wedding of Sam and Sam in the picturesque Schloss Oberhofen by Lake Thun (Thunersee). Once a month, the official wedding ceremony (Ziviltrauung) is performed in this spectacular castle that dates back to 1200 AD. Dates and information about the Civil Marriage Ceremony can be found here. Thank you so so much for…
Surprise Engagement on the “Royal Walk“. This is the trail from the Wengen-Männlichen cable car to the summit of the Männlichen mountain. Elevation: 2,224 m (7,296 ft.). It’s a 20 minute walk from the cable car up to the Royal Walk. All uphill! A photo shoot will take over an hour if we meet at…
Sasha surprised Julie with a marriage proposal whilst hiking along the trail from Mürren to Grütschalp. There are some nice locations along this trail with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains in the background. Wengen can also be seen on the other side of the valley. —-
It’s always nice for me to photograph a civil wedding in Switzerland. Nicola and Anja were officially married in the Grand Hotel, Giessbach. Once a month this Swiss historic hotel hosts the official marriage ceremony. They had a booked a room in the hotel which had a spectacular view of Lake Brienz and the waterfall…
Photographer for a wedding in Grindelwald. The ceremony was in the church in Grindelwald. A bride and groom photo shoot before the ceremony near the church. Starting with a “First Look”. Tom and Melanie organized an Apero in Grindelwald close to the Gletscherschlucht. The evening festivities were held in a hotel in Interlaken. —-
Photographer for a late afternoon family photo shoot in Bönigen, Interlaken. They wanted pictures with a lake and mountains in the background. They were meeting up in Interlaken for an 80th birthday celebration. I took some formal group pictures of the different families by the lake before moving to the beach. This is where I…
Photographer for a Surprise Engagement in Wengen. Once again everything went well including the weather. The night before the weather looked cloudy. I was uncertain about clouds covering the location. There is no point in going up the mountain if we couldn’t see anything. I had arranged for Joshua and his girlfriend to follow me…
Photographer in Lauterbrunnen for Kyle when he proposed marriage to Mary Jane. The first picture is when Mary Jane found out about me! I arranged to meet them at Interlaken Ost railway station. Unknown to Mary Jane, they followed me to the next train in Lauterbrunnen and along the trail to the location. Mary Jane…
Ashwin and his wife met me the day after they met Roger Federer outside his hotel in Interlaken. Roger posed for a selfie with Ashwin. The meeting of Roger outside of the Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel was one of the highlights of his visit to Interlaken. The viewing platform on the Harder Kulm is a…
The second visit this week to the Jungfraujoch for a surprise engagement. Vincent proposed marriage to Sarah. They are from Singapore and this was their first visit to the Switzerland. It was the hottest day ever for May in Switzerland. Summer in Interlaken. We found the snow on the Jungfraujoch! Once again, I was to…
Amazing photo shoot in the mountains that overlook Lauterbrunnen. It was a lovely afternoon. The sun was perfect and the farmer had not cut the grass. I took Joseph and Christina to my favorite locations. I was unaware that the couple wanted to do something crazy. Joseph asked if they could do their jump! Wow!!…
Jun Yin proposes to Shweh Fern on the Jungfraujoch. Elevation: 3,463 m (11,362 ft.) Snow all the year. It’s nice to photograph couples without their sunglasses but it can be difficult on the snow. They cannot open their eyes! Jun Yin contacted me a little while back to photograph this special moment in their life…
Gonzalo’s plan was to propose marriage during a picnic with his partner. I was unknown to Cameron. They followed me on to the train to Wengen and along the trail to the location. I was set up as a photographer taking pictures when they arrived. I was waiting for Gonzalo to go down on one…
Photographer in Bern for a photo shoot with VeruVese, a model from Prague. She contacted me for a photo shoot earlier in the month to see if I was interested in a photo shoot. I am always interested in meeting models for an informal, candid photo shoot in the streets of a Swiss city. —-
I arrived in Iseltwald as 3 tourist buses were leaving the village. This location has become very popular! It was a cold windy day and they still come to see one of the locations used in the Netflix TV series “Crash Landing On You”. When Karyna and Carlo arrived one of the first things Carlo…
A sunny morning in the Swiss Alps photographing a lovely couple from Washington, USA. The skiing season has finished and the snow is quickly melting on Grindelwald First. (Elevation: 2,184 m or 7,165 ft.) The sunlight was strong and bounding off the snow back into their faces. It was a challenge for Sarah and Kevin…