Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.
| Examples |
| 1 | Landscape: Mountains |
| Photographers |
| 2 | John Stewart: Pyrenees (1850s) |
| 3 | Farnham Maxwell Lyte: The Pyrenees |
| 4 | Jean-Jacques Heilmann: Pyrenees |
| 5 | Vicomte Joseph Vigier: Pyrenees |
| 6 | Samuel Bourne: Northern India and the Himalayas (1863-1870) |
| 7 | Hermann Krone: Säksische Schweiz - Saxon Switzerland (1857) |
| 8 | Bisson frères: Mt. Blanc (1860s) |
| 9 | Charles Soulier: Switzerland |
| 10 | Auguste Rosalie Bisson: Switzerland (ca 1860) |
| 11 | Adolphe Braun: Alpine mountains and glaciers |
| 12 | William England: Views of Switzerland [Series] |
| 13 | Colorado: Mountain of the Holy Cross |
| 14 | Carleton Eugene Watkins: California, Mt. Shasta |
| 15 | William Henry Jackson: Photographing in High Places |
| 16 | Mark Twain attempting to photograph the Matterhorn (1880) |
| 17 | Eduard Spelterini: Aerial views |
| 18 | Frank Sydney Smythe: Mountains |
| 19 | Vittorio Sella: Mountains |
| 20 | Antione Sevruguin: Mountain Landscapes of Iran |
| 21 | Louis F. Murdock: Mountains |
| 22 | Albert Steiner: Switzerland |
| 23 | Bradford Washburn: Aerial photography |
| Amateur photography and snapshots |
| 24 | Snapshots: Mountains |
