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190: 228:, said they inspired "a definitely religious awe". Many of the photographs he took were of mountains which had not been previously recorded and so have historical as well as artistic significance; for example by recording the 33: 181:. Sella continued to climb into his old age, and made his last attempt on the Matterhorn at seventy six. The attempt failed when one of his guides was injured in an accident. 333:
Sella is still remembered as possibly the greatest ever mountain photographer. His name is synonymous with technical perfection and aesthetic refinement.
220:, to allow these particularly large glass plates to be transported safely. His photographs were widely published and exhibited, and highly praised; 457:. Leipzig, Brockhaus, 1909. Mit 190 von Vittorio Sella aufgenommenen Abbildungen, darunter 35 ganszseitige Bildern und 4 Panoramen, sowie 4 Karten. 212:, in spite of the difficulty of carrying bulky and fragile equipment into remote places. He had to invent equipment, including modified 189: 404: 345: 582: 558: 486: 385: 326: 60: 612: 523: 510: 178: 607: 229: 299: 617: 622: 253: 141:. He made a number of significant climbs in the Alps, including the first winter ascents of the 364:...described by both climbers and photographers as the greatest mountain photographs ever made 602: 597: 478: 472: 8: 409: 350: 265: 549: 209: 91: 578: 554: 506: 482: 381: 322: 158: 208:
The high quality of Sella's photography was in part due to his use of 30×40 cm
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Sella died in Biella in 1943. His collection of photographs is now managed by the
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Summit: Vittorio Sella: Pioneer Mountaineering Photographer, 1879–1909
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Der Ruwenzori, Erforschung und erst Ersteigung seiner höchsten Gipfel
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Flowers of the Moon, Afroalpine vegetation of the Rwenzori Mountains
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Joanna Wright and Robin Lenman, "Mountain Photography". In
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Museo Nazionale della Montagna "Duca degli Abruzzi"
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Biella
Kingdom of Sardinia
Italy
mountain photography
Quintino Sella
mountaineer
Biella
Alps
Alpinism
Quintino Sella
Matterhorn
Monte Rosa
Mont Blanc
Caucasus
Mount Saint Elias
Alaska
Rwenzori
K2
Karakoram
Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi

Siniolchu
Himalayas
Zemu Glacier
photographic plates
pack saddles
rucksacks
Ansel Adams
Sierra Club

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