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@effexplore.bsky.social
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Outdoor photographer and passionate backcountry hiker. Caffeine snob and sunrise chaser around the globe. Home in 🇩🇪

Join me on my journey into the great outdoors 🥾
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Happy Friday!
Good reminder on this epic trip at the coast in #pnw. I absolutely loved this fog and the surreal #landscape there 🤩

#scape #photograpy #oregon #nature #coast #ocean #bluesky
A small person standing on a huge rock at the coast. The ocean is hitting the beach and fog is covering the background with huge boulders in the ocean.
February 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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70m Deep, no one knows what’s at the bottom. Maybe some pirate treasures? The little sailboat might know… 📸

The #cenotes in #Mexico are really a sight to see. I love the evening colors there especially 🤩

#photography #landscape #art #bluesky #travel #dronephotography #drone #sunset
A little sailboat in the middle of a deep blue cenote in Mexico. It’s surrounded by a green forest touched by the golden evening sun and turquoise blue water of the more shallow areas.
February 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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I am still getting melancholic thinking about my trip through #pwn. All these waterfalls and the lush greens 🥲
Want to go back some day and spend every single day on the trails.

Can you spot the hiker for scale? 😃

#art #waterfall #photography #landscape #oregon #travel
A huge waterfall in pacific north west with a tiny person standing on a small stone in front of it. The surrounding is all over green and in the foreground there is a wooden bridge.
February 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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It’s still winter at my place but I already see first pictures of spring around #bluesky which makes me longing for hikes and treks so hard 😭

What do you think about wintercamping though?

#camping #scape #photography #winter #lake #landscape #nature #travel
February 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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If you ever think you should be more confident don’t compare yourself to a lion or a bear. These yaks living on 4000m in India are confident as hell and won’t hesitate to get rid of you if they are not in the mood right now 😅🇮🇳

#photography #animal #yak #india #culture #travel #explore
A yak standing in front of a misty mountain background in India. The horns of the yak are fully in crochet in yellow and red colors. The yak is looking suspicious in the camera
February 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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The car of choice if you travel in remote #india. The roads can be quite challenging and don’t get me started on the landslides 😅

Bumping your head on the ceiling while driving a bumpy road included 😄

#jeep #sikkim #photography #blueskyartshow #adventure #travel
February 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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What do you think about this one?

The mountainrange in Sikkim(India) is just different. You got a crazy view on 8.000m giants and it’s quite an effort to get around there with old jeeps.

Here you will find still adventure 🤫

#scape #mountain #sunrise #photography #WeAreRoamers #travel #outdoor
A mountain peak in the area of sikkim, a part of India. The sunlight hits the snow covered mountaintop with warm light and some clouds are stuck there as well.
February 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Another one from beautiful South America. It took me daunting 30min to get one of these cheeky wild Alpakas too look in my direction. They were just not interested in me 😅

And you won’t chase them on a 5.500m elevation 😮‍💨

#photography #wildlife #alpaca #traveling #animal #bluesky
An alpaca standing in a surrounding of brown grass and rocks. In the background a glacier and a huge mountain landscape. The alpaca looks curious in the cameras direction
February 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Monday cuteness!
There are animals which are easy to capture and some very fast ones 😁

But what could improve Monday mood better than a cute little chipmunk.

#animal #photography #chipmunk #wildlife #cuteness #lightroom
A closeup photography of a chipmunk sitting on some wooden floor chewing on some crumbs.
February 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Hiking above 6.000m is no joke - everything feels so much harder, your sleep is different and sometimes you can hear your heart pounding for the sweet oxygen. But it’s so rewarding to to enjoy the sunrises up there.

#mountain #sunrise #photography #landscape #hike #outdoors
February 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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It’s 20% better with a sunrise 😁 🏊‍♂️

Madeira has some of the best spots to enjoy the sunrise while taking a swim. Sometime the waves clash into the pools and you get shoved around. That’s fun 😌 would love to be there again 🥹

#madeira #photography #sea #ocean #sunrise #landscape #natural #pool
February 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Everything around mount hood is just gorgeous. 🤩

Had to wait a little while but watching the chipmunks roam around helped to let the time pass by.

#mthood #photography #landscape #scape #mountain #sunset #lake
January 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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When the news are bad take a ride.

I never felt so detached from all my problems while driving around PNW and exploring all these forests and mountains. So it helps for a while to take a breath. ☺️📸

#photography #landscape #roadtrip #forest #fog #mood #pnw #oregon
January 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Not sure if I am addicted to waterfalls. It has a similar magic to it as watching a crackling fire but more much more powerful.

If I wouldn’t get that wet all the time I would rest there for a while 😅

#photography #waterfall #pnw #oregon
January 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Sometimes you need to work really hard for the picture.

8 days trekking at Patagonias challenging O-Circle carrying 2kg camera gear, food and a tent for some shots.

I got some good ones and it helps memorizing every painful and joyful step

#patagonia #photography #hiking #landscape
January 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Can you spot the paddlers?

Had the opportunity to explore some huge glaciers in Argentina and what can I say…I was so happy seeing these paddlers exploring the ice in front of the glacier. Looks like the first one is the most brave person in the group 🫣❄️

#photography #landscape #iceberg #kayak
A group of kayakers are paddling on a cyan blue lake. A big iceberg is on the lake and the group is staying close to it. One paddler is far out from the group.
January 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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What’s your go to choice of gear if you know you got a multiple day hike ahead? No cheating!

Love to learn if I can improve.
Yeah the 200mm is a bummer to carry.

Here is mine - the minimum 😅🥾

#photography #canon #camera #equipment
Camera gear from the top. There is a drone, several batteries, a camera from canon, a 200mm lens, a 24mm lens, a tripod and memory cards.
January 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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I can still remember this waterfall in PNW. It was pouring and slippery but I absolutely loved the masses of water and the autumn colors here. I want to return so badly one day. It’s funny how the view on bad weather conditions change when you got into photography 🌧️📸

#photography #pnw #waterfall
A huge waterfall pouring masses of water down in a pool from a cliff in pacific north west. Autumn foliage and green pine trees surrounding the waterfall. A person in a bright pink jacket standing on a rock in front of it. Fog in the trees on the cliffs
January 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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This was one of the best hikes I ever had in NZ 🇳🇿. Carrying 2kg photography gear on my back on top up the steep trail is not always fun though. Met the nicest people in the hut and had a good evening with some Kiwis. What a memory 🤙 Cheers!

#mountain #photography #newzealand #mountainlake
A small hut in brown speargrass at a reflecting lake on top of a mountain. In the background clouds are covering a part of the mountainrange but showing the snowy peak of the mountain.
January 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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The scenery of Bolivia is just mindblowing - 6.000m, the air is thin but the view is outstanding #mountains #outdoor #photography
A hiker with a big outdoor backpack standing in front of a huge snowcovered mountain range in Bolivia.
January 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM