Patagonia Landscapes: Exploring Chile’s Wild South

Patagonia is a land of extremes, where towering granite peaks, ancient forests, and windswept coasts shape one of the wildest regions on Earth. My Patagonia photography from these treks captures the raw beauty of Chile’s southern landscapes. From high mountain passes and glacial valleys to the almost impenetrable temperate rain forests along the coast.

Cordillera De Paine (Copy) — Cordillera De Paine

Valle del Francés (Copy) — Valle del Francés

Volcano Chaitén (Copy) — Volcano Chaitén

The Towers - Patagonia (Copy) — The Towers - Patagonia

Parc Pumalín Waterfall (Copy) — Parc Pumalín Forest Waterfall

Glacier Abstracts (Copy) — Grey's Glacier Abstracts

Lake Grey - Patagonia (Copy) — Lake Grey - Patagonia

O Trek - Refugio Grey Bridge (Copy) — O Trek - Refugio Grey Bridge

King Penguins - Chile (Copy) — King Penguins - Chile

Woodland - Torres Del Paine (Copy) — Woodland - Torres Del Paine

Milky Way over Patagonia (Copy) — Milky Way over Patagonia

Impending storm at Lago Dickson (Copy) — Impending storm at Lago Dickson

Lenticular clouds above San Isidro (Copy) — Lenticular clouds above San Isidro

Tree under Valle del Francés (Copy) — Tree under Valle del Francés

Grey Glacial Valley (Copy) — Grey Glacial Valley

Waterfall - Torres Del Paine (Copy) — Waterfall - Torres Del Paine

Volcano Villarrica at Dawn (Copy) — Volcano Villarrica at Dawn

Photographs of Patagonia Landscapes

In November 2024, I travelled through Chilean Patagonia, chasing some of the most dramatic light and landscapes in the Southern Hemisphere. It was a month of wild weather, endless horizons, and moments of pure photographic solitude.

The journey began in Pumalín Park, among towering, ancient alerce trees, waterfalls, and dense forest slopes that seemed to dissolve into the mist. The deeper I went, the quieter it became. This was a sparsely populated landscape where time slows and the traveller gets to feel true solitude. It was the perfect place to begin photographing Patagonia’s gentler, more contemplative side.

From there, I headed south to Torres del Paine for an eight-day trek around the O Circuit. Carrying all my camera gear, tent, and supplies, I followed the route through its valleys, hanging glaciers, and renowned, relentless winds. The weather changed by the hour. Often clear skies followed by rain, wind and occasional snow. Every shift brought new light and fresh opportunity.

Each morning brought the first glow on the granite towers above us or reflections in turquoise’ frozen lakes. One unforgettable morning, high on the John Gardner Pass, the wind fell silent and the entire Grey Glacier stretched below me, revealing a frozen sea fading into the distance. The scale was monumental. It was a reminder of nature’s power and scale, and of how small we are within it.

Chile’s Starscapes

Travelling even further south, Patagonia kept surprising me. This was true wilderness dominated by lenticular clouds swirling over peaks, humpback whales just off the beaches, highlighted by sudden bursts of sunlight through storm fronts, colonies of King penguins and camps under the most distinctive and crystal clear starscapes I have ever witnessed.

This gallery brings together the strongest images from that journey. Patagonia asks a lot from those who travel there, but for a landscape photographer, it gives back something truly unforgettable if you just relax, let your hair down and allow nature to dictate what you shoot.