A new day dawns on the Imperial Crown of Zinal. In the Valais Alps, our journey begins on the slopes of Bishorn. The northern ridge of the Weisshorn then guides our gaze to the tip of the Zinalrothorn, towering above the Matterhorn. At the center of the picture, the lord of Zermatt contemplates the mountains that skim the sky. Our adventure continues onObergabelhorn and the Dent d'Hérens before ending at summit de la Dent Blanche. This panoramic black-and-white photograph brings us face to face with exceptional nature.

When the mountain calls me in the dead of night, I rush towards it despite the uncertainty. Will the snow and wind have joined forces to offer summits their most beautiful finery? Will the imperial crown shine brightly in the Valais sky? That night, the approaching storm sounded like a promise. The promise of seeing the rock covered in white gold once again. To feel my heart soothed by the splendors above.

In the light of dawn, the awakening of the peaks is sublime. I'm discovering this light for the first time. Never before had I witnessed such a spectacle. Never before had nature offered me such a masterpiece. Soft, intense light caressing the mountains to reveal them more clearly. From one summit to the next, the story is different. Shadows shape as the sun exalts the grandeur of the Alps. With each breath, the world moves on. Darkness blazes, darkness ignites. And before my amazed eyes, Bishorn, the Weisshorn,Obergabelhorn, the Dent d'Hérens and Dent Blanche are transformed. These summits, one by one, I've loved climbing them. And they still thrill me today. I invite you into the heart of this grandiose panorama, where the titans of the Alps are adorned with ephemera. Where beauty merges with immensity.