Photo Contest

Let the pictures do the talking!

With the annual Photo Contest, we want to show the Alps from different perspectives: their cultural richness and heritage, their majestic natural splendour, their unique biodiversity and ecosystems, and the vibrant lives of their inhabitants.

The Photo Contest is open from June until August. The submitted pictures compete for a spot in the Alpine Convention’s calendar.

Photo Contest 2025

Moods of the sky

The sky has many moods: cheerful or angry, stormy or calm, bright or dark. In the Alps, they can be very dramatic and change particularly quickly, offering us spectacular shows of colours, shapes, and light, creating unique atmospheres.

Set against the backdrop of the mountains, the temperaments of the sky are even more extraordinary. The Alps are the perfect theatre for these displays of nature’s powers. During the day we can be blessed with clear heavens and sunshine, romantic sunsets, and fiery sunrises. But we can also witness the wildest weather, with pouring rain, hailstorms or snowy blizzards, or a multitude of clouds racing each other across the sky.

Moreover, the end of the day does not mean that the sky’s spectacles are finished – indeed, the night brings us just as many incredible scenes as the day. Under the cover of darkness, shooting stars, the phases of the moon, even the elusive northern lights transform the sky into a theatre. And then there are the exceptional in-between moments bridging night and day such as when the moon covers the sun in an eclipse, or storm clouds make the sky so dark that it would appear to be night.

Thank you to all the photographers for sending us your incredible photos capturing the most unique moments and atmospheres in the Alps and congratulations to those who made it into the 2026 calendar!