Report. With Haute-Savoie: between lakes & mountains, the photographer and content creator Julien Audigier delivers a beautiful work that combines sweeping landscapes and ideas for getaways. Published on December 7, 2024, the book has already sold more than 800 copies, a success driven by a clear attachment to this territory and by careful production, entirely carried out in Annecy, at the printer Kalistène.
A beautiful and useful object
Across 192 pages, this French/English bilingual album unfolds a sensitive itinerary through the essentials of Haute-Savoie: shores of Lake Annecy and Lake Geneva, the Aravis and Bornes mountain ranges, escapes toward Mont-Blanc, not forgetting charming villages such as Yvoire, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, or Samoëns. Far from a simple portfolio, the work is organized like an invitation to travel: each chapter combines original photographs and practical suggestions to go on a hike in Haute-Savoie, stroll, swim, or simply admire.
“I wanted a book that encourages going outside, not just turning pages,” says Julien Audigier. “Haute-Savoie inspires me daily: its lights, its reliefs, its lakes. I aimed to convey its momentum.”
The approach: shared inspiration
The book assumes clear visual storytelling: airy double pages, precise captions, practical markers for all profiles: families, occasional walkers, seasoned hikers. You encounter ideas for easy loops, sunset viewpoints, but also more original experiences (hot air balloon flight facing Mont-Blanc, fun mountain activities). The bilingual option broadens the audience to international visitors, while offering a relevant gift for loved ones living outside France.
A claimed local anchor
Designed, photographed, and printed in Annecy, Haute-Savoie: between lakes & mountains asserts local production. Choices of paper, black density, the rendering of lake blues: editorial care is visible and tangible. Behind-the-scenes printing at Kalistène: adjustments, machine outputs, color bath checks, show a level of requirement rarely highlighted in travel publishing.
A “ready to give” gift
With its elegant format, accessible price (€24.90), and balance between dream and guidance, the book ticks all the boxes for a holiday gift: a beautiful book for nature lovers, a source of ideas for families and friends, an inspiring souvenir for visitors passing through. The first 800 copies gone confirm favorable word of mouth, nurtured by the photographer’s community and the undiminished attraction of Savoyard landscapes.
Key information
- Title: Haute-Savoie: between lakes & mountains
- Author: Julien Audigier (after Annecy & its lake and Gordes & the Luberon)
- Pagination: 192 pages: bilingual FR/EN
- Production: printing by Kalistène, Annecy
- Retail price: €24.90
- Release date: December 7, 2024
- Copies sold: 800 copies sold
How to order your copy for Christmas?
Give or treat yourself to Haute-Savoie in images: https://julienaudigierphotos.etsy.com/listing/1813924340
A book to slip under the Christmas tree, to leaf through by the fireside… and to take along, starting in the nice weather, on the roads and trails of the department.
