Today, let us introduce you to a talented Turkish photographer named Aytek Cetin. He is a renowned mountainscape photographer with 87,000 followers on Instagram. Aytek’s images all feature different mountains, and some people have asked him why he enjoys taking mountain images. He says, “What impresses me the most about mountains is that they are the most powerful beings of nature. They have been there in all their glory for millions of years and will continue to be.”
Indeed, the mountain scenes he captures are so different from the mountains we typically see. Aytek’s mountain works are powerful, strong, and awe-inspiring. When you view his pictures, you can’t help but feel a sense of wonder. We know that photographing landscapes or mountain scenes is a challenging task, but for Aytek Cetin, it’s a passion. He often travels long distances carrying camera equipment weighing 70lb (31 kilos) to capture epic images.
Scroll down to see the evidence of a photographer at the peak of his powers.
This dramatic mountain shot was captured in the Kackar Mountains National Park – a hotspot for hiking and climbing – in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Cetin describes the location as one of the ‘undiscovered valleys of [the] Black Sea’
This mystical picture shows the bizarre rock formations in the Goreme National Park of Turkey’s Cappadocia region in the first light of the morning. Cetin says: ‘As a landscape photographer, I can say that I feel at home when I am in nature. I like to take pictures away from the crowd, where I feel like I can breathe’
Cetin turned his camera on Lake Meke, a volcanic crater lake in Turkey’s Konya Province, for this mesmerizing photograph
Ama Dablam, a 6,812m- (22,349ft) high peak in the Himalayas in Nepal, is the subject of this enchanting photograph. Cetin admits: ‘I don’t remember any sight giving me joy more than watching the magnificent Ama Dablam at sunset’
This transfixing shot was taken in the Goreme National Park in Turkey’s Cappadocia region.
Cetin describes this scene – captured in the Svaneti region in the Greater Caucasus mountain range in Georgia – as ‘unforgettable’
This spectacular panorama shot shows the wooden houses of the 2,170m- (7,119ft) high Pokut plateau in the Turkish province of Rize
This otherworldly photograph was taken in the Martian Mountains – also known as the Merrikhi Mountains – in the southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan province of Iran. Cetin describes them as the ‘razor-sharp mountains of Iran’
Iran’s distinctive Martian Mountains are also the subject of this stunning photograph
Khumbila, a 5,761m (18,901ft) mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal, is cleverly framed by trees in this spellbinding photograph, which was captured during a sunrise
Daisies spill over a grassy hilltop in this beautiful shot by Cetin, captured in Turkey’s Kackar Mountains National Park. Cetin reflects: ‘You can always get dramatic [weather] conditions in the Black Sea mountains’
This atmospheric picture shows the mountain of Taboche (background) in the Khumbu region of the Himalayas in Nepal. It was taken at an altitude of 4,500m (14,763ft), Cetin reveals
Turkey’s ‘wild’ Kackar Mountains National Park was the setting for this astonishing photograph
This epic photograph was captured near the small town of Mestia in the Caucasus Mountains in northwest Georgia
This stunning shot shows Mount Kazbek, a stratovolcano in the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia, illuminated by the first light of day
Source from dailymail.co.uk
