Berthold Steinhilber Fine Art Print Collection

Alpine Passes

Photographs from the two series and books “Alpine Passes” and “Passbilder”, exploring the landscapes and history of the most significant Alpine crossings.

Crossing the Alps is a key part of Alpine history. For many years, I have been exploring the landscapes and history of Alpine passes through my photography. Each pass is shaped by the topography of the Alps, has a distinctive character and its own history. I try to bring this to life through my photographs.

The prints are extremely detailed, and the wonderful baryta paper is ideal for reproducing these subtleties. The ideal print size for standard rooms is between 75 cm and 100 cm in height, with a corresponding width. The versions in shadow-gap frames and on Aludibond are highly recommended.

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    Road through the autumn landscape on the north slope of the Col de la Bonette Alpine Pass

    Col de la Bonette

    Nordrampe

    France

    Road cyclists riding on the road along the north ramp of the Col de l'Izoard

    Col de l'Izoard

    Northern approach

    France

    The old military road, Strada degli Eroi, winds through a bizarre rocky landscape to Monte Pasubio

    Strada degli Eroi

    Monte Pasubio

    Italy

    Five tunnel portals, blasted into the rock in a staggered arrangement one above the other. The upper valley is so narrow here that there wasn’t even room for the tight hairpin turns—all but one are carved into the rock, connected by short, open ramps in the open air.

    Passo San Boldo

    Road of 100 Days

    Italy

    Overcast skies, the reddish-brown autumn grass along the roadside, the view from the Umbrail Pass up to the summit of the Stilfser Joch

    Stilfser Joch

    View from the Umbrail Pass

    Italy

    New mountain pass road through the Galleria Scaglioni on the northern ramp of the St. Gotthard Pass after the winter closure; the Gotthardreuss flows through the melting snowfields

    St. Gotthard Pass

    Galleria Scaglioni

    Switzerland

    Hiking trail through the Gondoschlocht; on the right, the protective galleries along the road through the southern ramp of the Simplon Pass

    Simplon Pass

    Gondo Gorge

    Switzerland

    The road winds like a thin ribbon through the barren high-mountain landscape, with the tower of the highway tunnel’s ventilation shaft—made of rough, exposed concrete—standing out against it

    San Bernardino Pass

    Southern approach

    Switzerland

    A view of the historic Pasterzenhaus and the small Herz-Jesu Chapel in an alpine highland landscape below the Großglockner High Alpine Road. In the foreground, grass tinged with autumnal shades of yellow and red; in the background, the rugged mountain scenery surrounding the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe

    Pasterzenhaus

    Grossglockner High Alpine Road

    Austria