Made from love to
photography and mountains

Switzerland, especially the Swiss Alps, are somehow not yet discovered by photographers. Indeed, there are famous spots like Zermatt or Lucerne. But this is surprisingly too little for a country with such marvellous mountains. I want to encourage you to explore more, find new places and get unique photos.

About SwissPhotoSpots

What's in the library

500+ photo locations across all 26 Swiss cantons, GPS-pinned to roughly 30 meters
8 regional eBook guides: Zermatt and the Matterhorn, Bernese Oberland (Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Wengen), Lake Lucerne and Rigi, Engadin and St. Moritz, Valais, Ticino, plus the free Grindelwald-First / Bachalpsee guide
EXIF-documented example photos for every location — shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focal length — so you know which settings to start from
Tested timing down to the minute, with seasonal notes and weather recommendations

How the guides are made

Each location gets visited across multiple seasons before it's added. I test light at sunrise, sunset, blue hour, and night. Spots that don't reliably deliver get removed. The goal is a curated working library, not a comprehensive list.

Maciej Karpinski - the photographer and author

Born in Poland, based in Zurich. Since 2018, photographing Switzerland and the Swiss Alps has been my creative practice, based in Zurich.

Every one of the 500+ locations in the SwissPhotoSpots library is a place I've personally visited, scouted, and photographed. There are no second-hand listings, no AI-generated descriptions, no spots pulled from Google Maps without a tripod ever touching the ground.

Check my Photography and Art Portfolio: www.MaciejKarpinski.com

My gear

Sony Alpha 7R III and Sony Alpha 7R II as backup
Infrared Full Spectrum - Sony Alpha 7.
Lenses: Sony 24-105m F4 is my main lens. Usually in my backpack: Sony 100-400mm GM, 14mm F1.8 G for astrophotography. Occasionally Sony 200-600mm, 16-35mm F4 and Zeiss 55mm.
Set of Hoya Filters.
Specialized Turbo Levo Comp - the ultimate machine to get higher fast.
VW California Beach for nights up there.