Polar scientist (microbial ecology of glaciers, hyperspectral imaging) Professional Photographer Paraglider
Mils, Österreich
Joined September 2015
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I'm honored to contribute visuals to the incredible @manudelagomusic's new album "Snow From Yesterday." This video showcases water in all its stunning forms, captured from the Arctic to Antarctica. Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=yIdQjvq-… #SnowFromYesterday #ManuDelago
Klemens Weisleitner retweeted
Devastating glacier loss in Switzerland in the extreme year 2026 - 5.5% of the remaining ice is gone! I'm still struggling to grasp the extent of this decline.
This loss almost catches up with the record-shattering year 2022: too little snow in winter and intense heat
@glamos_ch
Austria’s State Secretary for Digitalization and Chancellor @_CStocker posted an AI video showing #SouthAmerica south of #Africa and distorted Austrian borders.
Generative AI might be cheap and fast, but unvetted slop destroys public trust.
Last night at 2000m. There are not many places left in the #alps with low light pollution. Where is your go-to dark sky spot?
#astrophotography #darksky #austria
Nature at work in slow motion. 🐝
Inspired by the incredible macro cinematography in @NatGeo 's Secrets of the Bees on @DisneyPlus
#SecretsOfTheBees #Macro #NaturePhotography #Muscari
Tonight on @ndr (21:00): "Magisches Frankreich" premieres! Proud to share my drone, macro & micro videography. Producing footage in high mountain areas is challenging but rewarding!
watch here:
ardmediathek.de/video/magisc…
#Cinematography #Documentary #NDR
It’s always special to witness a solar eclipse, but experiencing one from the frozen expanse of Antarctica is on another level. 🧊🌒
A stunning progression of Tuesday's eclipse, captured from remote Lake Untersee.
#SolarEclipse #Antarctica #Expedition #Photography
Watching the #stars above a #glacier while the ice slowly disappears below — magical, yet a little unsettling.
This timelapse captures just a glimpse of that feeling: endless stars above a fragile landscape in motion.
Can you spot the Jamtalferner?
#Climate #Timelapse #night
Föhn winds sculpt Altocumulus lenticularis clouds above #Serles peak.
📸 Professional fine-art & science photography — prints & collaborations: [email protected]
#Stubaital #Alps #NaturePhotography #Mountains
🌌 Stars over Jamtal | Milky Way shining above the Alps, with Jamtalferner in the back.
#Astrophotography #MilkyWay #LandscapePhotography #NightScaper #MountainsMatter
Klemens Weisleitner retweeted
2 Postdoc vacancies: Microbial dormancy in the cryosphere
📢 PLEASE RT
Experimental:
🧬 Single cell microbial activity measurements, flow cytometry, omics, biogeochem
Modelling:
🖥️ Bioenergetics, thermodynamics, ecological, biogeochem
☀️ Marseille, France
‼️ Apply by 30 Sept
Alpine peaks and drifting clouds hid most of tonight’s #LunarEclipse — but I got lucky and captured fragments of the Moon’s journey through Earth’s shadow. 🌕✨
#Astrophotography #MoonPhotography #Astronomy
❄️ Glaciers. 🌲 Forests. 🌊 Lakes. ⛰️ Summits.
Nearly 3 years of filming across the Tyrolean Alps turned into one story:
how long-term ecological research helps us understand climate & ecosystems.
Here’s the trailer ⬇️
#SciComm #ClimateChange #VisualStorytelling
👉 Watch the full film on YouTube:
youtube.com/watch?v=voUwjsxs…
Ever wondered what it takes to capture this? 🎒⛰️
Check out the behind-the-scenes thread here 👇
xitter.cf/Kweisleitner/status/19…
#SciComm #ScienceCommunication #BehindTheScenes #TyroleanAlps #ClimateChange #VisualStorytelling
❄️ Visited #Hintereisferner for a video project — a #glacier in Tirol’s Naturpark Ötztal ranging from 2,500–3,750 m. It holds one of the world’s longest records of glacier mass balance, a key to understanding #ClimateChange in the Alps. 📸 more footage coming soon. #Scicomm
Spoiled cream cheese turns into a fluorescent microbial canvas under UV light 🔬🧀✨
#SciArt #Fluorescence #Microbiology #Science #Photography #Macro
❄️ Visited #Hintereisferner for a video project — a #glacier in Tirol’s Naturpark Ötztal ranging from 2,500–3,750 m. It holds one of the world’s longest records of glacier mass balance, a key to understanding #ClimateChange in the Alps. 📸 more footage coming soon. #Scicomm
#Fieldwork is more than #glaciers — it’s the journey.
hauling gear up mountains
camping for days
capturing science in action
building tools for tough conditions
This is how research turns into visuals that inspire & connect.
🎥 Trailer drops tomorrow.
#SciComm #BehindTheScenes
Klemens Weisleitner retweeted
The @ametsoc State of the Climate Report for 2024 is now published: doi.org/10.1175/2025BAMSStat….
I am happy to have contributed again to this year's issue - see our section in 'The Arctic' chapter: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-25-01….
Another historic year for Earth's climate... 🚨
ALT Figure from the report of the geographical distribution of selected notable climate anomalies and events in 2024 around the world. This graphic is from NOAA.
Dawn in the forest. Quiet steps. Then — slow-mo squirrel magic 🐿️🎥 #NikonZ8 #600mmPF #WildlifePhotography