Dolomites

In 2026 I spent a working trip across Italy, shooting for about ten clients. In the Dolomites we stayed in Padola, a cute little town at the foot of the mountains, and spent our days on the big hikes: Tre Cime di Lavaredo, the Cadini di Misurina, Passo Giau and Lago di Braies.

Two fluffy baby donkeys behind a rope fence in a daisy meadow with Dolomite cliffs behind, Alta Badia, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Gondolas gliding over green meadows and spruce trees below a sheer Dolomite rock face in Alta Badia, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Jagged Cadini di Misurina spires under towering cumulus clouds, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Sassongher peak towering over the village of Corvara and green meadows in Alta Badia, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Hotel Lago di Braies among misty forested hills reflected in calm water at dawn, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Lone pine in front of mountains mirrored in the emerald water of Lago di Braies, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Young spruce against the reflection of mountains and clouds in Lago di Braies, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Stone cairns on the pale shore reflected in the deep green water of Lago di Braies, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Upside-down reflection of spruce trees and clouds in the still water of Lago di Braies, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Grand Hotel Misurina on the shore of Lago di Misurina below the Sorapiss massif, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Ra Gusela peak above the rifugio and footpath at Passo Giau under dramatic clouds, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Winding mountain road and lone hut across green alpine meadows under a dark storm sky near Passo Giau, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Orange-roofed Rifugio Locatelli perched below limestone peaks on the Tre Cime di Lavaredo trail, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Pale peaks of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo rising above a dark spruce forest, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs
Latemar spires framed by tall spruce trees in the forest near Lago di Carezza, Dolomites, Italy, by Zyan Sachs