It was difficult to get my favourite images of 2023 restricted to 100 as it was a year when I visited the remote Ross Sea area of Antarctica, the Glastonbury Festival and undertook several extended hikes with a variety of friends in the Bernese Alps, as I tried to complete all the hikes that I wanted to include in the hiking guides that I am writing.
Whilst all of these in particular offered a spectacular range of photography opportunities I also made multiple visits to Canada and the Philippines as well as visits to New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia and Spain.
And as per every other year for the last 20 years I spent several months in Thailand.
In my 2023 Images folder I have 16,813 images saved in 331 Folders (numbered 4128 to 4431), each with a date and description.
As I file, edit and index all my images in both chronological and thematic folders I keep a couple of folders of ‘Best’ Images (468 in 2023) and ‘Panoramas’ (553 in 2023) folders.
So, although I have 16,813 images saved for 2023 I mainly reviewed those that have already ‘made the cut’ to my Best and Panorama Folders.
So, one way or another I have reduced 16,813 images to 150 and what follows are my own favourite images from 2023, some because I think they are attractive images and others because they are personal favourites of mine.
I hope you enjoy looking at them and they might give you as much pleasure as they did for me to take them!
The Squamish River, B.C. Canada. January
World Busker’s Festival, Christchurch, New Zealand, January
Hokitika, New Zealand. January
Whitestone Architecture, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand. January
The Hooker Valley, New Zealand. January
The Hooker Valley, New Zealand. January
Mt Cook and the Hooker Valley, New Zealand. January
Canterbury, New Zealand. January
Lake Te Anau, New Zealand. January
Enderby Island (Subantarctic New Zealand administered Auckland Island group). February
Buckles Bay, Macquarrie Island (Subantarctic Australian administered island). February
Buckles Bay, Macquarrie Island (Subantarctic Australian administered island). February
Sandy Bay, Macquarrie Island (Subantarctic Australian administered island). February
Elephant Seal, Sandy Bay, Macquarrie Island (Subantarctic Australian administered island). February
Elephant Seals, Sandy Bay, Macquarrie Island (Subantarctic Australian administered island). February
Royal Penguin Colony, near Sandy Bay, Macquarrie Island (Subantarctic Australian administered island). February
Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Possession Island, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Mt Herschel (3355m) closest and Mt Peacock (3210mm) furthest, The Admiralty Range, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Zodiac cruising, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Mt Erebus, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Hiking above Shackleton’s Hut, Ross Island, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
The Ross Sea from Ross Island, Antarctica. February
Mt Erebus, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Inquisitive Emperor Penguins, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Farewell to the Penguins, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Near Cape Bird, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Near Cape Bird, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Near Cape Bird, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
The Ross Ice Shelf, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Midnight sunset, Ross Sea, Antarctica. February
Farewell Dinner, Southern Ocean. February
Cloud Forest Dome, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore. March
Cloud Forest Dome, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore. March
Ghosts? Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore. March
Singapore. March
Singapore. March
Singapore. March
National Gallery of Singapore. March
Malacca, Malaysia. March
Photographer and two women. Malacca, Malaysia. March
Malacca, Malaysia. March
Singapore. March
Rizal Park, Manilla, The Philippines. March
The National Museum of Natural History, Manilla, The Philippines. March 2023
Mother and Daughter, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. April
The Vancouver Aquarium, B.C., Canada. April
Manila, The Philippines. April
Intramuros, Manila, The Philippines. April
The National Museum of Fine Arts, Manila, The Philippines. April
Manila Art Deco – The Manila Metropolitan Theatre (‘The MET’), The Philippines. April
Intramuros, Manila, The Philippines. April
Ladyboys, The Venue Cabaret, Jomtien, Thailand. April
Pratumnak Beach, Pattaya, Thailand. May
Pratumnak Beach, Pattaya, Thailand. May
The Venue Cabaret, Jomtien, Thailand. May
Pattaya, Thailand. May
Pattaya, Thailand. May
One Blackfriars (‘The Vase’), London, UK. June
The Glastonbury Festival, UK. June
The Glastonbury Festival, UK. June
War of the Worlds? The Glastonbury Festival, UK. June
The Glastonbury Festival, UK. June
The Glastonbury Festival, UK. June
The Glastonbury Festival, UK. June
The Glastonbury Festival, UK. June
The Glastonbury Festival, UK. June
The Glastonbury Festival, UK. June
Billy Joel, Hyde Park, London, UK. July
Funeral. Baan Nong Weng, Surin, Thailand. July
Monks. Baan Nong Weng, Surin, Thailand. July
Baan Nong Weng, Surin, Thailand. July
Funeral breakfast. Baan Nong Weng, Surin, Thailand. July
The Battle Proms, Highclere Park, Newbury, UK. July
Lake Lucerne Rainbow, Switzerland. August
Murren and the Bernese Alps from Birg, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. August
Ampai enroute to the Rotstock Hut (Left), Rote Hard below the Schilthorn (Right), Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. August.
Summit Ridge, The Schilthorn, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. August Switzerland.
Eiger, Monch, Jungfrau and Lobhorn (extreme right) from near the Lobhorn Hut, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. August
Sulegg from Ballehochst, above Interlaken, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. August
Between the Grimsel and Furka Passes, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. August
The Lauterbrunnen Valley, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. August
En Route to the Schmadri Hut, Lauterbrunnen Valley, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. August
The Upper Lauterbrunnen Valley from the Schmadri Hut, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. August
The Schmadri Hut is located below the Grosshorn and surrounded by Moraine, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. August
The trail to Obersteinberg with the Schmadri Falls on the left and facing the Grosshorn, Breithorn and Tschingelhorn (Left to Right), Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. August
Murren from our balcony, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. August.
The famous trail from Schynige Platte to First, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. September
Bachsee near First facing the Wetterhorn with the Schreckhorn and Finsteraarhorn to the right, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. September
The mighty Eiger, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, September
Facing the Wetterhorn above Grindelwald from the North Face Trail., Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. September
Murren below the Eiger and Monch, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. September
Obersteinberg, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. September
The Trail up the Soustal Valley to Chilchfluepass, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. September
The fearsome North Face of the Eiger, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. September
The Wetterhorn, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. September
The Schiltal Valley near Murren facing the Jungfrau, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. September
Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau from the Schiltal Valley near Murren, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. September
The Kanonenrohr Gap above Murren, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. September
Near the Schilthorn Hut above Murren, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. October
The Lauterbrunnen Wall from the upper Schiltal Valley below Birg, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. October
The Market Place, Valencia, Spain. October
Place de la Reina, Valencia, Spain. October
The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain. October
The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain. October
The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain. October
The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain. October
Museum of Fine Arts, Valencia, Spain. October
The Ceramic Museum, Valencia, Spain. October
Gulliver Park, Valencia, Spain. October
The Furka Pass, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. October
Bre and Lake Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland. October
Niessen and Lake Thun from Sigriswil Bridge, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. October
Sigriswil Bridge, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. October
Niessen and Lake Thun, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. October
Stourhead Park, UK. October
Stourhead House, UK. October
Roger Federer, Basel, Switzerland. October
Basel, Switzerland. October
Basel, Switzerland. October
March in support of Gaza, London, U.K. November
March in support of Gaza, London, U.K. November
March in support of Gaza, London, U.K. November
David and Amber, James and Finley, U.K. November
Ladyboys Selfie! The Venue Cabaret, Jomtien, Thailand. December
The Venue Cabaret, Jomtien, Thailand. December
The Venue Cabaret, Jomtien, Thailand. December
The Sanctuary of Truth, Pattaya, Thailand. December
The Sanctuary of Truth, Pattaya, Thailand. December
Working Girl and Friends, Pattaya, Thailand. December
Viharn Sien near Pattaya, Thailand. December
Viharn Sien near Pattaya, Thailand. December
Viharn Sien near Pattaya, Thailand. December
Viharn Sien near Pattaya, Thailand. December
Nong Nooch, Pattaya, Thailand. December
Nong Nooch, Pattaya, Thailand. December
Nong Nooch, Pattaya, Thailand. December
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©Michael Bromfield 2026
August 30, 2026 at 10:39 PM
truly fantastic
I met you in kampot eleven years ago,great you are still going strong
John keir nz
August 31, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Excellent Photos and amazing travels