This incredible panoramic photograph highlights the beauty of the French and Swiss Alps. In the background, the sun rises over the Mont Blanc massif, floating royally above the clouds. On the right, the normal route leading to summit via the Dôme du Goûter is gentle, while on the left, the Trois Monts route linking the Aiguille du Midi to Mont Blanc is steep. In the shadows, you can see the historic route leading to summit via the Grands Mulets. In the foreground, the astonishing Dents du Midi emerge from the mist. The seven summits are enjoying the sun's first rays: Cime de l'Est, Forteresse, Cathédrale, Éperon, Dent Jaune, Doigts and Haute Cime. The latter, which I was lucky enough to climb, offers one of the finest views of the Alps.

I painted this picture at sunrise, after the passage of a snowstorm. As fog blankets the valleys, the high mountains breathe again, bathed in sunlight and offered to the infinity of the sky. The beauty of a universe beyond our own, sublime and unchanging. The photography perfectly captures the extraordinary scale of the Mont Blanc massif. A mastodon of rock and ice dominating the Alps.

This photograph recalls a unique moment. The moment when only the tips of Dents du Midi emerge from the fog. I only witnessed this spectacle that day. The effect is impressive, and it's disorientating. The mountain range seems so close to Mont Blanc, even though they are actually 35 km apart. Unrecognizable, the Dents du Midi peaks emerge like sparkling islands from a sea of clouds. This panorama of the Alps shocks us as much as it awakens us to the splendor of a nature that unfolds beyond the fog. The mystery of a high mountain that lives beyond our gaze, tirelessly nourishing our imagination.