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I Went On A Solo Adventure Through The Dolomites To Improve My Photography
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I Went On A Solo Adventure Through The Dolomites To Improve My Photography

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My name is Chris König, a 23 years old self-taught photographer, based in The Netherlands. This story is about my one week adventure in the Italian Dolomites, in which I tried to challenge myself, not only on a photography level, but on a personal level as well. I crawled through 2 meters deep snow, I sweat so much I thought there was no water left in me and I climbed for so long that it felt like my legs left me halfway through already. It was all absolutely worth it.

I decided to book a trip to Italy, to explore the mountains by myself and make use of this opportunity to come back with some new work. Not only as an addition to my portfolio, but to improve my improvising skills by making the most out of the unexpected and rather uncomfortable situations.

During this week I found that it was so easy to stay focussed on creating new pictures, because I was in this situation, all by myself, with no real options to do something else than what I came for. Once all distractions were basically gone, it became so easy to just to what I had to!

I guess the key element is just doing something: throw yourself in that new situation and make the most out of it, instead of overthinking it until nothing really happens. That doesn’t apply only to photography, I think.

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A lake during winter is hardly a lake, right?

Puez-Odle

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Beautiful hours

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Lago di Braies

Skiing in fresh powder with a beautiful mountain backdrop

Me, after some harsh nights in the cold

Near Sexten, a beautiful area in the north of the Dolomites

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Only nature without the touch of human kind

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Tre Cimes

Nightly views after a hike to the mountain top

Hiking near Tre Cimes. Lots of snow, no people!

Puez-Odle from the other side

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View from my tent

Wintersport in these kind of sceneries, isn’t too bad

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Best spot to stay for the night

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Adventure & Lifestyle photographer | Storyteller

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