Beyond the peaks

At the edge of the sky, there's a wonderful world. Where beauty is boundless and nature all-powerful. At the edge of the sky, two pyramids impose their grandeur. The Matterhorn and the The Dent d'Hérensthe queen mountains of the Valais Alps. This panoramic black-and-white photograph pays tribute to them. Carried in the background by an army of legendary peaks. The gigantic Monte Rosa massif unfurls its 4,000-metre-high summits for them. Nordend, Dufourspitze, Zumsteinspitze, Pointe Gnifetti, Parrotspitze, Lyskamm and Breithorn, Pollux and Castor, not forgetting the Vincent Pyramid. The Little Matterhorn joins these rock giants, while on the left, the Rimpfischhorn and Strahlhorn also proclaim the glory of the Matterhorn and the Matterhorn. The Dent d'Hérens.

I shot this grandiose panorama in the autumn of 2022, when the Alps were just recovering from a very dry summer. See how open the glaciers are at very high altitudes. Like never before. Adorning the mountains with unsuspected crevasses. Giving life to a never-before-seen landscape. The gaping, torn glaciers accentuate the exacerbated character of the mountains. The Matterhorn and the The Dent d'Hérens stand more majestic than ever. But they also reveal their fragility. This photograph gives us a glimpse of the future face of the Alps and its highest peaks summits.

Contemplating this photograph of the Valais Alps, we are struck by the charisma of these valiant summits. Illuminated by the last rays of autumn sunshine, the Matterhorn and the The Dent d'HérensThe Matterhorn and the Valais Alps, adorned with fresh snow, are resplendent in their beauty. I like to capture them from this angle, as it highlights the Zmutt and Lion ridges that outline the Matterhorn. It also intensifies the verticality of the The Dent d'HérensIt also intensifies the verticality of the

This photograph looks like something out of a dream. How can you imagine such a place in the Alps? How could nature be so perfect, and the Swiss Alps such a treasure trove? All the beauty of the world in one picture. All the immensity of the heights in a single glance. The improbable and ultimate splendor of a thousand-year-old kingdom. This work inspires us to travel to meet all these summits.