Myself

I'm not a professional photographer. I never set out to be one, and that's not the point.

What I do is walk — mostly alone, mostly upward — through the Alpine arc and the valleys that branch off it, the Anzasca above all. The camera comes with me the way a notebook might come with someone else. It's part of how I process what I see.

Why solo

Going alone isn't a statement. It's just the way I prefer to move. There's no pace to negotiate, no itinerary to compromise on. You stop when the light changes. You wait when the clouds are doing something interesting. You turn back when the weather says so, without having to convince anyone.

The mountains have their own rhythm. Solo travel is the easiest way to follow it.

The photography

I'm drawn to the moments between things — the edge of a weather front, the hour before the fog lifts, the shapes left in snow by wind. Nothing staged, nothing waited-for in the sense of a planned shot. Just what's there when I happen to be there.

I shoot with the OM System OM-1 & Zuiko 12-100 F4 and a small set of primes. I chose Micro 4/3 specifically because the system disappears into the pack. The equipment serves the walk, not the other way around.

What this is

This site is a personal archive. A way to look back at where I've been and what the light was doing. If something here connects with you, feel free to reach out — I'm always happy to talk mountains, routes, or cameras.