To celebrate one year since summiting Cholatse (21,130ft/6,446m) in Solu-Khumbu, Nepal on November 14, 2019, I shared a month of portraits of the mountain from many angles, made over many years. Each image was accompanied by insights from my expedition journals. The collection was posted on Instagram/CiraCrowell And is also: Projects: Dream Mountain InLight, Cira

Sharing images on this website is sharing my ongoing love of life and light. It has been a meaningful process to update about 12 years of archives and work. Extra special thanks to site guru, Geet Jacobs, site designer, Nicole Rassmuson, and graphic designer, Leah Eisenhauer. *Updated logo *Updated galleries, organization and captioning. *Over 5,000…

This image seemed to sum up so much of Summer 2020. A towering plume of smoke from a nearby forest fire and rain, high on the mountain, never quite putting out the fire, which burned for weeks. It took an unseasonal early snow to quench the fire, but the snow killed the late-summer insects, which…

As summer rainstorms fill the valley I call home I’m missing other mountains in faraway places, so near to my heart. This ephemeral backlit summer storm was a reminder of the mountains in our dreams, and that we are always traveling, even if we are in Covid-19 lockdown at home. Keep dreaming – stay inspired…

Such a great conversation with Leica LA/Ash Alexander on IG Live! Thanks so much, Ash and everyone for the great questions about photography, working in extreme elevations, and the making of “Dream Mountain” film. Q&A Clip: Why Black and White? In Light, Cira

#STAYHOMEWITHLEICA Interview with LeicaStoreLA and Cira Crowell May 9 at 2:00 pm Pacific 🔴⁠@LeicaStoreLA’s IG Live Dreaming of “Dream Mountain” – Looking forward to speaking with LeicaStoreLA about “Dream Mountain” and especially life with Leica! ⁠ In Light, Cira ⁠ Image: “Cholatse Moon” Khumbu, Valley, Nepal. @CiraCrowell/InLightWorks⁠

Came across these old darkroom prints from over 30 years ago, some things never change!!! I’m still passionate about being in nature with camera in hand. Prints of Canada, New Mexico, Louisiana (and anywhere else my parents drove) made with my grandfather’s Leicaflex SL2 film camera that I started using at 15 years old and…

From the Himalayas to LA… the post production finishing touches of Dream Mountain were beautifully handled our other hometown of Los Angeles, California. Cheers to Taylor Black of Apache Color in Santa Monica, Greg Conway of Sonic Alchemy in Culver City and Robert Brown of Jekyll Works. Huge thanks also to InLightWorks Producer Keith Carlsen and…

True Life High Point – What a joy to summit Cholatse, in the heart of the Khumbu region of Nepal, in view of Everest, with dear friends and a strong climbing team for the filming of “Dream Mountain” on the bright, clear morning of November 14, 2019! Summit Team: Panuru Sherpa (Sirdar), Pasang Lhamu Sherpa…