A mountain bewitches me, a summit fascinates me. The Straight Ones call to me. I contemplate them and understand. That they defy the sky as one faces the impossible, with determination and all their might. This black-and-white photograph reveals Les Droites, summits rising to just under 4,000 meters in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. Although they are the lowest of the 82 4,000-meter summits in the Alps, their presence imposes itself with incomparable force. Separating the Argentière glacier from the Talèfre basin, these imposing rock walls appear here like an Alpine fortress sculpted by millennia and the fury of the elements.

Les Droites rise with striking verticality. The light of the rising sun grazes their north face. This face attracts the most daring mountaineers for its routes of great difficulty. This face reveals every detail of its sharp edges and sheer walls. The subtle but precise contrast of light accentuates the austere, grandiose character of these granite towers. Invincible sentinels, guardians of the massif. In the background, Mont Blanc looms large. Covered in a thick blanket of snow freshly deposited by a recent storm, it presents harmonious, gentle curves. This striking contrast between the verticality of Les Droites and the roundness of Mont Blanc creates a powerful, evocative duality, two celestial monuments united in the same Alpine destiny.

This work inspires me as much as it moves me. The dynamics of its lines, the power of its contrasts and the softness of its greys. Supreme emotion and absolute respect. Suspended glaciers adorn the rocky flanks of Les Droites, while the snows of Mont Blanc sparkle in the early spring light. The picture invites us to deep contemplation, to imagine the mountaineers who alone can navigate from peak to peak. For a moment, the mountains sparkle like raw jewels. But as the shadows dance on their flanks, the dream remains engraved at the heart of my work. The moment is adorned with eternity, lifting the splendor of these Alpine giants to the highest heights. With clean lines, crystalline light and the play of shadows on rock, Les Droites and Mont Blanc exult. The grace of duality, the elegance of contrast, these are the strengths of my art.