Autumn Harmonies

Superb panoramic views of the Swiss Alps. Le Pigne d'Arolla, Mont Blanc de Cheilon, Grandes Jorasses, Grand Combin and, of course, the famous Mont Blanc. I've climbed and contemplated all these mountains over the years. They inspire and thrill me. What a privilege to have been able to capture them like this in autumn, their bleached faces shining in the sun. When the wind dies down and the mist dissipates. My telephoto lens absorbs distances to offer the eye an exceptional view. This panoramic black-and-white photograph takes us on a journey from the Val d'Hérens to the Mont Blanc massif, crossing the Val de Bagnes and the Val Ferret.

A unique work for lovers of wilderness. For summits alpins are inaccessible at the moment. In extreme cold and on unstable routes, every step is complex and dangerous. The men will have to wait a day or two for the fresh snow to settle and melt, before they can move forward without risking their lives. The beauty of the scene photographed here is much more fleeting. Only a few minutes of a splendor that pierces us and opens our eyes to another reality. Raw and limpid. That of the world above. Like the origin and culmination of all things. As an answer to our most intimate questions.

But above all, this photography is an artistic quest. A search of shapes and lines. Shadows and textures. Nature offers us one of her most beautiful canvases. Snow rushing down the cliffs like a brushstroke. The artist combines abundant relief with clean lines. He plays with materials and perspectives to give life to the high mountains, powerful and untameable. A masterpiece of nature that transports us far from our reality.