The Best Lake Spots around the World

When we started our hike mid afternoon, we thought we would not get any great pictures today. However, once we got to the other side of the lake (where I took this picture) the wind stopped and brought us those nice reflections.

Wake up at 4 o’clock in the morning. Take the backpack, prepared the night before and get in the car. About 300km separate us from the destination. We reach the place around 7 AM. All parking lots are free and there is no one around. We walk towards the lake, that is not far from the parking lot and we see a lady who reads immersed in the silence of this magical place. To break the silence only a few birds and the camera shutter that tries to capture that incredible light.

A small isle in the Eibsee at the beginning of November in 2018. Because it was a really nice and warm day some canoeists stayed at the island in the sund to relax. This is the horizontal version of a photo I already posted last year.

This glacier lake has been by far the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. Breathtaking to get there after 2 hours of hike with icy trails.

Took a light pre-dawn stroll to ‘Reflections Island’ of Lake Matheson. The trek was easy and the directions were clear. It is always a good idea to arrive here before the crowd does! The morning fog also adds to the mirror-like lake, making it exceptionally enchanting.

I really enjoy taking a ride across Slovenia. Just me and my camera. Sometimes I get lucky and find secret spots here or a few steps across the border. This photo is taken at “Laghi di Fusine” in Italy, quite hidden spots of the best that nature can provide.

Spent the whole night in absolute silence at lost lake in the Uinta mountains watching the milky way roll across the horizon. This was taken just after the sun had gone down and the sky was still slightly blue.

We spent our last money for a taxi taking us into Zermatt, a small tourist hotspot in the swiss alps. My friends and I walked about half an hour to sneak onto the last train to the Riffelsee. Up there it was bloody cold with temperatures below zero. We managed to sleep there anyway and it was totally worth it. When the sun started rising the clouds slowly disappeared and with the water still quiet the top of the Matterhorn got lit up step by step. The reflection in the Riffelsee made it the perfect shot. Highly recommended experience!

The reflection of the trees on the lake and soft white tones reminds me of a romantic winter wonderland.

A friend & I made the somewhat long drive to Bowman Lake and witnessed a wonderful sunset in the Mountains.

We where scooting for light painting place while we found this small beach on the Lac du Salagou, South of France. Was so quiet that we start seating and enjoying the view. What an error :) it was on the way of a Raccoon family. We started hearing their groan very few times before being forced to run :) We will remember this place for years and we will still come back for the view :)

It was a long weekend in BC amd we went camping for a few days. Joffre lakes was one of our climbing destination. This is the middle lake and my favourite among all. This log is a perfect photography spot for climbers!

The lake was so calm and reflection looked so beautiful that I had to stop and capture the moment.

I was on a shoot for a friend and while I was flying my drone I couldn’t help but take a couple pictures along with my videos. This image blew me away when I edited it. I took down the luminance and highlight of the sky and only after realized there were STARS in my picture!! Now mind you, I took this in the middle of the day! I was blown away, its crazy the quality of a tiny camera like this drone

I was visiting the beach of Mulege, Baja California in Mexico. I love the place because it is my ideal of place to live: mountains, rivers and sea. It was like 6:00 pm that day, and I also love to take sunset photos, but my objective was to just take the silhouette of the mountains. Hope you like it!

Reflected in the lake. If you're interested in using this image on your website and plan on including an attribution, would you please link to my website, www.jackchurch.photo in the description? Thank you!

I was cycling back to the Tulou (round structures typical to Fujian) where we stayed. It had rained heavily earlier. The sun was setting and the sky took on a beautiful shade of purple and pink. The clear lake made for a great mirror.

A sky full of bright stars on a night chasing the northern lights. That faint glow above the mountains is a little bit of the Aurora, although it didn’t pick up much further. Still, listening to the peepers under those stars was time well spent.

After the snow storm, we drove up to the alpine area for some winter wonderland photos.

Back in December of 2013, I found myself in Kyoto, and one stop I had to see was the famous Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji or officially, Rokuon-ji). Its a popular Zen Buddhist temple which is visited by many all year round. I can say with certainty that it did not disappoint.