From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): this gallery and any contributor remarks describe their original publication period.

Portugal Landscapes by Chantal Lichtenberg

Landscapes by Chantal Lichtenberg

The original 2014 feature introduced Chantal Lichtenberg and her recent landscape photography trips to Portugal. Her age and travel timing below refer to that period.

In the beginning it was only in Germany, but when I traveled to Portugal last year for the first time, I caught fire. A beautiful country with great Landscape. Meanwhile I have visited Portugal three times and put together a very nice photo series along the Algarve to Sintra.

Of course I have not done these trips alone, my dearest friends, also great photographers accompanied me. We have explored the coasts and were thrilled by this original and untouched nature we could find. You find everything there: steep cliffs, imposing lighthouses, monuments and sweeping landscapes in the interior. Also abandoned ruins, wild herbs along the path, and the fresh air of the Atlantic. Here you can let yourself go and enjoy. As a photographer, you have to love this country!

We had a great time and were able to motivate and inspire each other to make better recordings. I hope you like my series, which was created with heart and many passion.”

Rocks on a Portuguese beach at sunsetSaveWooden pier over water beneath a purple skySaveTree silhouettes under a yellow evening skySaveSun setting over rocks along a beachSave
Rugged Atlantic coast beneath stormy cloudsSaveRock formation rising from sea at duskSaveSunset between sea cliffs on Portugal coastSaveSea stacks under a pink coastal skySaveRocky shoreline beneath blue-grey cloudsSaveCliffs above calm water at twilightSaveRock on a beach under a purple skySaveOrange sunset over scattered coastal rocksSaveLighthouse on a dark coastal headlandSaveWarm evening sky above a Portuguese landscapeSaveAtlantic shoreline at duskSave