Patrice Gagnon Photography, Montreal, QC (2026)

Patrice Gagnon is a travel photographer specializing in landscape, cityscape, and animal photography. His main intent is to bring the places he visits to life so others can feel the destination without the travel. Make sure to visit his website where you will find a rich amount of information and entertainment as well as beautiful images from around the globe.

06/11/2026

One final sunset over Peru’s Sacred Valley. As the light faded behind the Andes, the valley slowly disappeared into shadow, ending another unforgettable day in one of the most beautiful landscapes I’ve ever explored.

06/09/2026

Ollantaytambo, Peru 🇵🇪

One of the most impressive places in the Sacred Valley. Massive Inca terraces climb the mountainside, ancient stone structures cling to the cliffs, and the entire town sits beneath towering Andean peaks.

Originally built as a royal estate and fortress, Ollantaytambo remains one of the best-preserved Inca settlements in Peru. Walking through the narrow stone streets and exploring the ruins gives you a glimpse into a civilization that mastered engineering in some of the world’s most rugged terrain.

A place where history, culture, and landscape come together in a way that’s hard to forget.

06/02/2026

Moray looks like something from another planet, but it was actually an ingenious agricultural laboratory built by the Incas.

These circular terraces create different microclimates as you descend, allowing crops like potatoes and maize to be tested and grown in varying temperatures within the same site. Standing above it and walking the rim, it’s easy to see why Moray is one of the most unique places in Peru. Thousands of years later, the design still feels futuristic.

Swipe through for a closer look at this incredible piece of ancient engineering and one unexpected local resident. 🦙

05/20/2026

Trying to photograph the Maras salt mines in Peru honestly felt impossible.

No photo really prepares you for the scale of this place. Thousands of bright white salt pools spill down the side of the Sacred Valley like a giant mosaic carved directly into the mountains. Standing there in person, it almost doesn’t look real.

What surprised me most was how quiet it felt. Just the sound of wind moving through the valley while local families continue harvesting salt the same way it’s been done here for centuries.

I kept stopping every few minutes because every angle looked completely different. Some views felt abstract, almost like cracked ice or desert patterns from the air, while others showed just how massive the entire valley really is.

This was one of those rare places that’s actually harder to photograph than to experience. The depth, the elevation, the endless layers of terraces… it’s difficult to fit all of it into a single frame.

I even brought some of the salt home with me.

Definitely one of the most unique landscapes I’ve ever visited.

Scroll through to see how the salt mines change from wide cinematic views of the Sacred Valley to the tiny geometric details inside the terraces themselves.

📍Maras Salt Mines, Sacred Valley, Peru

05/19/2026

You don’t really realize how high the Sacred Valley is until you’re standing there looking across the Andes.

Most of this valley sits around 9,000–11,000 ft (2,700–3,400m) above sea level, surrounded by peaks that rise far beyond that. The terraces carved into the mountainsides were built centuries ago by the Incas to farm in extreme conditions, and many are still used today.

The scale is hard to process in person, tiny villages below, endless dry ridges, and layers of mountains disappearing into the haze.

Sacred Valley, Peru.

05/16/2026

Chasing the sunrise down the dunes. The kid in me is living his dream.

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