Winters are not precisely what they used to be in Austria, the climate change doesn’t stop at the Alps, unfortunately. As a kid I remember a lot of snow in Vienna, nowadays we don’t see barely any white in the cold season. But of course, Austria is more than just Vienna, and the conditions largely depend on altitude and location. The following pictures were shot mainly in Western Austria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg in December.
The scenery of Innsbruck in the western part of Austria is simply stunning. The capital of the historical region of Tyrol is situated in the Inn River Valley between two mountain ranges in the north and south. No wonder Innsbruck is also known as the capital of the Alps in Austria; there is just no place in the city streets where you don’t constantly see them. Innsbruck itself is also beautiful, a colorful medieval and gothic town with beautiful sacral and civic buildings and the “Golden Roof,” the city’s most famous symbol with 2,657 fire-gilded copper tiles. Take a look!
Snippets of my life a few years ago, edited. Shot in Vienna.
Moments captured in Vienna of late 2016, when the days grew shorter and the melancholy of late autumn began to set in.
Fragments captured while absorbing scarce beams of light on the rather dark and cloudy days of late winter and early spring in Vienna. A part of this is dedicated to all the beautiful fonts which can be found while walking the town.
Fragments captured while walking the city on the short days of late winter and early spring.
Michael Hoffman Photography 