About
Noa Barrau
Outdoor and mountain photographer, filmmaker and mountaineer, based in Les Houches. I tell the story of the high mountains from the inside.
My storyMy story
Telling the story of the mountains from the inside.
My workplace is the high mountains: the long approaches, the cold, the high-altitude camps, the headlamp starts. I live these projects from the inside, which lets me tell them as close to their reality as possible.
As a photographer, filmmaker and mountaineer, I document mountaineering, skiing and expeditions, from the Alps to Pakistan, for personal projects as well as for brands and athletes.
My projects have also been covered by Le Parisien, Ouest-France, Le Dauphiné Libéré and Alpine Mag: you can find these articles in my press review.
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Expeditions above 8,000 m in Pakistan
8,126 m
Nanga Parbat, with Mathéo Jacquemoud
8,035 m
Gasherbrum II, with Tom Lafaille
What I do
Three ways of looking at the mountains.
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Photographer
Mountaineering, skiing, high altitude: I photograph athletes and expeditions with a documentary approach, as close to the action as possible.
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Filmmaker
Mountain films, outdoor productions and brand content: film reveals the whole story behind the image.
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Mountaineer
Expeditions, ski mountaineering, freeride: my field experience lets me move at the pace of the athletes I follow.
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Journey
The projects that shaped me.
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2024
Pakistan · 8,126 m
Nanga Parbat
Expedition alongside Mathéo Jacquemoud around his speed record attempt. High-altitude camps, cold, waiting: the high mountains at their rawest.
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2024
Alps · 82 peaks over 4,000 m
Alpine Connections
On Kilian Jornet’s project, a quest for speed across the 82 peaks over 4,000 meters in the Alps.
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2025
Pakistan · 8,035 m
Gasherbrum II
Expedition with Tom Lafaille, up to the night summit push, setting off under headlamps in the silence of high altitude.
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2025
Film · released December 19, 2025
In Cold Blood
Camera operator on the film about Victor de Le Rue, between freeride, high mountains and the search for balance. I also shot the cover photo.
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2026
Mont Blanc massif · Aiguille de Roc
Tribute to Rébuffat
With Jean Rouaux, in period clothing, we recreated Gaston Rébuffat’s iconic image photographed by Georges Tairraz in 1953. A project covered by Le Parisien, Ouest-France, Le Dauphiné Libéré and the mountain press.
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Adventure doesn’t end at the summit, it begins when you share it.Noa Barrau
Partners
They support me in the field.
A story to tell?
Photo reportage, outdoor campaign, brand film, expedition coverage or social media content: let’s talk.