Mountainscapes

Why do nature photographers like to photograph mountains?

Russ Burden

Updated July 27, 2016

Sir Edmund Hillary, along with Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay, the first known people to summit Mount Everest, was once asked why he decided to make the ascent.

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Originally Published August 17, 2015

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