Landscape Photography Field Guides

The most iconic peak in Patagonia and one of the great subjects of landscape photography anywhere on earth. Fitz Roy rises 3,405 metres above the Patagonian steppe in a near-vertical wall of granite, turning deep red at dawn and holding snow and ice year-round. This guide covers the best locations to photograph it, how the light works on the mountain, and when to go.

Parque Nacional Los Glaciares sits at 49° south latitude where the Andes meet the Patagonian steppe. The light here is extraordinary when it comes — and entirely absent when it does not. Understanding how weather moves through this landscape is the difference between returning with the image and returning with nothing. This guide covers light, weather, seasons, and reliability.