Peaks and Troughs

A retrospective of landscape imagery by College photographer Eli Burakian ’00

Updated on February 28, 2018

College photographer Eli Burakian ’00 developed a passion for landscape photography while working as manager of Moosilauke Ravine Lodge from 2000 to 2002. He’s now the author and/or photographer of 15 books, including hiking guidebooks and the coffee table book Moosilauke: Portrait of a Mountain. His latest, Climbing New Hampshire’s 48 4,000 Footers, will be published in July 2018. Here Burakian, an avid backpacker and ultra-runner, shares a retrospective of landscape imagery that conveys his deep love for the outdoors and natural world.

North Tripyramid Slide, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire (2017)

Grey Glacier, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile (2013)

True’s Ledges, West Lebanon, New Hampshire (2013)

Kilkenny, White Mountains, New Hampshire (2007)

Mount Moriah, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire (2017)

Mount Whitney summit, California (2015)

Elbow Pond, White Mountains, New Hampshire (2007)

Olympic National Park, Washington (2014)

Olympic National Park, Washington (2014)

Mount Aragats, Armenia (2005)

Olympic National Park, Washington (2014)

Beaver Brook, Keene, New Hampshire (2013)

Mount Moosilauke, New Hampshire (2007)

Franconia Ridge, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire (2017)

Olympic National Park, Washington (2014)

High Sierra backcountry, California (2010)

Long Trail, Vermont (2009)