Matterhorn

When I was young, I had long fantasized about climbing the Matterhorn but I never really had the chance. The Matterhorn was the last great Alpine peak to be conquered and its first ascent in 1865 marked the end of the golden age of alpinism. Its North Face is amongst the "Three Great Problems" in the Alps and was not climbed until 1931. The “Matterhorn” portfolio is a kind of memento to all climbers who dared to go there and for those who never returned.

I have been around Zermatt countless times, the village nestled at the foot of the Matterhorn, looking toward the mountains and trying to capture the exquisiteness of this magical peak and its endless state of change. I want my images to compress the passing of time – the beauty of the wind and the clouds dancing around the mountain.

I feel the privilege of being there.