Tag: destination photographer


  • Outdoor Fashion Photo Shoot

    An outdoor fashion shoot on the streets of Basel city. It’s something we can’t do in the Interlaken region. We need some tall office buildings. Ana was in Switzerland again and got in touch. We met in Basel, her favorite Swiss city for a couple of hours. Our first photo shoot was in January last…

  • Engagement on the Jungfraujoch

    A surprise proposal of marriage on the Jungfraujoch on the 1st January, 2023 at an elevation of 3,454 meters (11,332 feet). You have to take it easy up here because you are going to feel the effects of the altitude. There were a lot of people on the “Plateau” and it went very quiet as…

  • Engagement Iseltwald Pier

    Another surprise engagement on Iseltwald Pier. As Jin Koi wrote afterwards, “You are truly the guy couples should go to if they want to have their photos taken in Switzerland.” I have a lot of experience with surprise engagements, couples photo shoots etc. I have photographed couples over the past 5 years on the pier…

  • Surprise Engagement In The Snow

    Photographer for another surprise marriage proposal in the Swiss mountains. This time in the snow! A lot of snow has fallen recently. The temperature has dropped to -5 centigrade. However Ryan wanted to propose marriage to his girlfriend on the way up to the Jungfraujoch. An early morning photo shoot! He originally planned to “pop…

  • Engagement Iseltwald Pier

    Liam proposed marriage to Danielle on Iseltwald pier yesterday. Nice weather and before the tourists arrived in their buses. The weather forecast was fine despite the forecast earlier in the week. As I keep saying, you can’t trust the weather forecast in the Interlaken region! I got the impression that Danielle is not a big…

  • Wedding in Zermatt

    Wedding in Zermatt

    A wedding on a sunny day in Zermatt in November. Olympia and Dominic posed outside the Gemeinde for some pictures with the iconic Matterhorn mountain. Afterwards they went inside to be  officially married in Switzerland. (You cannot be officially married in a church in Switzerland.) After the informal ceremony the couple rode a horse carriage …

  • Photographer in Zermatt for a Wedding

    Photographer yesterday for a wedding in Zermatt with a lovely couple from Singapore. First there was the official ceremony in the Gemeinde building in Zermatt. Afterwards we travelled by taxi up to Winkelmatten. Here we had another ceremony in the Catholic church built in 1604. Afterwards, I had a slow walk down to the railway…

  • Wedding at Bachalpsee Lake

    A simple wedding ceremony with a couple from Finland and over 50 guests. Plus some cows! A really hot day. No shade. However, we had own personal cloud hover over us all the time we was on the mountain. Conditions of trail and lake from hikers: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/switzerland/bern/first-bachalpsee —-

  • Pre Wedding Photo Shoot in Iseltwald

    A pre wedding photo shoot on the “Crash Landing On You” location with a lovely couple from Japan. This was another early morning photo shoot. Shortly after sunrise. I brought my studio light to help light the couple on the pier. The studio light helped bring the couple out of the shadows. However it is…

  • Weather Apps for Interlaken

    I have found it very difficult to predict the weather in the Interlaken and Jungfrau regions using weather apps. The lakes and mountains create local weather conditions. The forecast on the 30th September was rain. There are dark clouds over Interlaken but no rain. In Brienz, the weather is okay. (See picture.) What you cannot…

  • Before Wedding Photo Shoot in Iseltwald

    Photographer for a wedding photo shoot with a lovely couple from Japan. Saoria and Daichi contacted me for a photo shoot in Iseltwald. This was an early morning photo shoot. Before the tourists arrived in their buses. The weather was perfect. You can see the sun was rising in the sky. We managed to finish…

  • Surprise Engagement in Iseltwald

    Photographer for an early Sunday morning engagement by Lake Brienz (Brienzersee). In the picturesque village of Iseltwald. Somehow I managed to get out of bed and make it to the location. Maggie is a big fan of “Crash Landing On You.” Part of it was filmed on Iseltwald jetty. An early morning photo shoot at…

  • Oeschinensee Lake

    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…

  • Surprise engagement in the Swiss Alps

    A lovely couple from England tie the knot in the Swiss Alps. It takes about an hour to get get to this location by train. You cannot get here by car here. Part of your journey will include a train ride from Lauterbrunnen. It was a glorious yesterday when Abhi asked Amrita to marry him.…

  • Couples Photo Shoot on Iseltwald Jetty

    Photographer for a couples photo shoot on the pier in Iseltwald made famous in “Crash Landing On You.” The sun doesn’t always sink at this spot. During the summer months, the sun is higher. It goes does more in the center of the pictures. There will be more people around during the summer months. —-

  • Gstaad Photographer for a Surprise Engagement

    Gstaad Photographer for a Surprise Engagement Ripley said yes to Will marriage proposal on a busy street in Gstaad. It was the last day of 2021 and I was ready for this lovely couple from New York. I had agreed with Will to meet in front of the St. Nikauskapelle on the famous Promenade in…

  • Wedding Photo Shoot in Kartause Ittingen

    Alina and Deniz were married in Germany and they crossed the border to celebrate in Kartause Ittingen, near Frauenfeld, in the northern part of Switzerland. Saturday 19th June, 2021 was a very hot day in Switzerland. The photo shoot lasted one hour. Afterwards we joined the wedding guests for some candid aperitif pictures. I have…

  • After Wedding Photo Shoot near Interlaken

    We started in Iseltwald on the pier made “famous” in the Netflix “Crash Landing On You” TV series. It was a sunny day and I brought a screen. Fortunately there was little wind and the screen didn’t end up in the lake. Then I walked with Christina and David to another location. On our return…

  • Florentina and Breyner Wedding in Interlaken

    Photographer for a civil wedding in Switzerland on September 1st, 2021. Florentina and Breyner were official married in Schloss Interlaken. It’s a 30 minute ceremony. Afterwards group photos and some bridal and groom pictures in Interlaken. Swiss Wedding in Grand Hotel Giessbach Lucija and Sebastian’s Wedding in Grandhotel Giessbach Lea and Martin’s Wedding in Spiez…

  • Marriage Proposal at Bachalpsee Lake

    Photographer for a surprise marriage proposal at Bachalpsee Lake with an awesome couple from North Carolina, USA. It was a really big surprise for Cody when Austin asked for her hand in marriage. A early morning hike in the Swiss Alps following Austin and Cody to Bachalpsee Lake. A lot of the trail is uphill…