About AustralScape
AustralScape is a curated collection of landscape photography and visual art inspired by Patagonia, the Andes, the Altiplano, and the remote landscapes of southern South America.
Most of the collection consists of photographs created during real expeditions through mountains, forests, glaciers, deserts, and wilderness routes. No AI-generated imagery. No stock photography. Just real places, real journeys, and authentic experiences in the natural world.
Some works are presented as artistic interpretations inspired by those same landscapes and experiences, extending the collection beyond photography while remaining connected to the places, journeys, and spirit of exploration that define AustralScape.
The project was founded by Chilean photographer, mountaineer, and travel writer Santiago Canales. For years, he has travelled through Patagonia, the Andes, the Altiplano, and other remote regions of southern South America, building a photographic archive shaped by exploration, curiosity, and a deep connection to the landscape.
Every image in AustralScape is part of that archive. Behind each photograph lies a journey, a story, and a moment experienced firsthand in the field.
As a writer, Santiago also documents many of these experiences through books and travel narratives inspired by mountains, wilderness, and long-distance journeys. AustralScape is another way of sharing those experiences: through images instead of words.