vittorio sella

Vittorio Sella (1859 – 1943), a legend in mountaineering and photography, began photographing in the Alps from his home in Biella, Italy. Over his lifetime, he photographed many of the major mountain ranges all over the world. He accompanied the Duke of Abruzzi on many of his expeditions as the official photographer.

Sella's mountain photographs are a testament to his photographic skills. In his earliest climbs he carried a 11x14 inch large-format camera, coating each of the glass 'wet plates', prior to exposure.

To inquire about photographs by Vittorio Sella, e-mail the gallery or Tony at Decaneas Archive.

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    Vittorio Sella, From One of The Summits of Mt. Forno, 3262m, 1887

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    Vittorio Sella, Ice Caves above The Mrjelen Glacial Lake on the Aletsch Glacier, Alps, 1884

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    Vittorio Sella, Crevasse on the Glacier Blanc, Grand Sagne and Ecrins, Alps, August 13, 1888.

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    Vittorio Sella, Highest peak of the Rouies as seen from the Chardon Glacier, August 3, 1888

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    Vittorio Sella, Moraine Lake on the Baltoro Glacier above Urdukas, 1909

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    Vittorio Sella, Highest Peak of the Cimon Della Pala, Dolomites, August 26, 1891

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    Vittorio Sella, Crevasse on the Aletsch Glacier, Alps, July 18, 1884

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    Vittorio Sella, Climbers Descending Hoffman Route, Gross Glockner, 1893

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    Vittorio Sella, Panorama of the Baltoro Glacier with Mitre Peak, Mustagh Tower, And K2 in the Background, 1909

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    Vittorio Sella, Traversing the Hitchcock Glacier on the return from Mount St. Elias, Alaska,1897

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    Vittorio Sella, The Matterhorn and Monte Rosa as seen from the Grandes Murailles Pass, September 18,1887

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    Vittorio Sella, Telephoto of the summit of Siniolchun as seen from the Zemu Glacier, Sikkim, 1899

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    Vittorio Sella, Two men on the Karagom Glacier, Caucasus, 1890

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    Vittorio Sella, Alessandro Sella, Joseph Maquignaz, and Gaudenzio Sella on the Wetterhorn, July 19, 1886.

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    Vittorio Sella, Crossing the Shigar River on a Goat-Bladder Raft, Karakoram, 1909.

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    Vittorio Sella, The Duke of Abruzzi and Guides Climbing through the Chogolisa Icefall, 1909.

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    Vittorio Sella, Viewing the Matterhorn

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    Vittorio Sella, Monte Cevedale, etc. from the peak of  one of  the summits of  Forno, 3262m, 21 July 1887

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    Vittorio Sella, A crevasse at the Dzasset Glacier, Cogne Mountain (Alpi Graie) August, 1894

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    Vittorio Sella, Camp Below the West Face of K2, Karakoram, June, 1909

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    Vittorio Sella, Drummer Driving Away Evil Spirits from the Chief's Hut, 1906.

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    Vittorio Sella, Approaching Punta Alessandra, 1906.

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    Vittorio Sella, K2, from the Southern Ridge of Staircase Peak, 1909

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    Vittorio Sella, Telephoto of the summit of Jannu at sunset, Nepal, 1899.

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    Vittorio Sella, Camp below Broad Peak on the Godwin Austen Glacier, 1909.

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    Vittorio Sella, Elder, father of the hunter (from another image)
    in the Mestia village (Soanezia), 1890.