L'Aiguille du Plan
Éclat d'Éternité
About the work
Just after the storm, as the last rays of sunlight illuminate the horizon, a magical moment when the clouds part to make way for the mountain. Powerful and sumptuous, its coat is frosted, as it is on the rarest of occasions. When the elements come together in symbiosis to offer the eye the raw purity of an overwhelming nature. I was in the right place at the right time to capture this sacred moment. The perfect moment.
More than a portrait, this work reveals the abstract forms taken by the mountain in the face of the elements. Each of us can interpret the shape of this double summit in our own way, as it rises out of the mist. It arouses strong emotions in us, jostling us and hypnotizing us at the same time. The impression of touching purity with our eyes, a beauty that could come from another world.
The magic of this photograph also lies in the grandeur of the Aiguilles de Chamonix mountain peaks, which are constantly battered by the weather, but continue to stand unperturbed at summit . Their granite teeth, facing the most violent storms every winter, offer us one of the most beautiful creations we can admire when they emerge from the clouds, sublimated by the brilliance of snow and light. Photography immortalizes for all time this ephemeral moment that has become an eternal work of art.
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