The Anaga Mountains with their lush vegetation are located in the north-east of the Canary Island of Tenerife and form a direct contrast to the barren and dry south-west. Clouds accumulate on the mountain ranges in the south and then rain down, ensuring a constantly humid climate and a diverse plant life. Particularly enchanting are the last laurel forests in Europe, which are swept by the clouds and then literally become cloud forests. Until the last ice age 40 million years ago, the Mediterranean was covered by this type of forest, but it has only survived in a few places. A walk among the twisted, moss-covered trunks of this wet forest is like a journey into the past.
 
                                Travelling has always been a big part of my childhood and at some point I wanted to capture all the beautiful places I've seen - so I bought my first camera. Photography quickly became my way of creating art and keeping memories... Read more…
 
                         Sunset @ Kermorvan lighthouse (Brittany, France)Niko Kersting
Sunset @ Kermorvan lighthouse (Brittany, France)Niko Kersting Lake Te Anau jettyNiko Kersting
Lake Te Anau jettyNiko Kersting Fiordland Rainforest, New ZealandNiko Kersting
Fiordland Rainforest, New ZealandNiko Kersting Rotorua Redwoods, New ZealandNiko Kersting
Rotorua Redwoods, New ZealandNiko Kersting Sunset @ Wanaka Tree (Lake Wanaka, New Zealand)Niko Kersting
Sunset @ Wanaka Tree (Lake Wanaka, New Zealand)Niko Kersting Sunrise @ Split Apple Rock (New Zealand)Niko Kersting
Sunrise @ Split Apple Rock (New Zealand)Niko Kersting Dark Hedges (Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland)Niko Kersting
Dark Hedges (Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland)Niko Kersting Dunmore Head (Co. Kerry, Ireland)Niko Kersting
Dunmore Head (Co. Kerry, Ireland)Niko Kersting Fanal Head Lighthouse (Co. Donegal, Ireland)Niko Kersting
Fanal Head Lighthouse (Co. Donegal, Ireland)Niko Kersting Giant's Causeway (Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland)Niko Kersting
Giant's Causeway (Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland)Niko Kersting Glenlough Bay (Co. Donegal, Ireland)Niko Kersting
Glenlough Bay (Co. Donegal, Ireland)Niko Kersting Ladies View (Co. Kerry, Ireland)Niko Kersting
Ladies View (Co. Kerry, Ireland)Niko Kersting Whakarewarewa Forest near Rotorua (New Zealand)Niko Kersting
Whakarewarewa Forest near Rotorua (New Zealand)Niko Kersting Tane Mahuta - God of the Forest (North Island, New Zealand)Niko Kersting
Tane Mahuta - God of the Forest (North Island, New Zealand)Niko Kersting Spanish Steps (Rome, Italy)Niko Kersting
Spanish Steps (Rome, Italy)Niko Kersting Pancake Rocks (South Island New Zealand)Niko Kersting
Pancake Rocks (South Island New Zealand)Niko Kersting Erriff River (Co. Mayo, Ireland)Niko Kersting
Erriff River (Co. Mayo, Ireland)Niko Kersting Torc Waterfall (Co. Kerry, Ireland)Niko Kersting
Torc Waterfall (Co. Kerry, Ireland)Niko Kersting Pico del Teide (Tenerife)Niko Kersting
Pico del Teide (Tenerife)Niko Kersting Faro de Fuencaliente (La Palma)Niko Kersting
Faro de Fuencaliente (La Palma)Niko Kersting