News Update; “Remnants, Life in the Alps”

With the camper, a tall tripod, and a sturdy ladder, we headed back to Switzerland in search of the colors of autumn. From now on, I want to revisit every place more often to capture and convey a seasonal story in just a few images or in diptychs.

The latest chapter of Remnants, Life in the Alps takes us deep into the Engadin valley, winding over the Albula and Bernina passes and into the rugged beauty surrounding Pontresina and the Morteratsch glacier valley. This autumn has been something truly special. The forests have turned into a sea of bright yellow larches, their colour glowing against the cool granite of the high mountains and the first hints of winter snow. The contrast between fleeting warmth and encroaching cold has shaped both the atmosphere and the rhythm of this part of the project.

Working among these valleys has been a reminder of how life in the Alps is a constant dialogue between resilience and change , where traces of the past meet the quiet persistence of nature. I will return in Januari of next year to capture the snow and ice. More updates, images, and reflections from this leg of the journey will follow soon.

New work, made on a stormy day at the beach of The Hague.

For the upcoming exhibition at Museum Panorama Mesdag, I will be photographing along the coast of The Hague over the coming years, from Kijkduin to Wassenaar.

This series of coastal landscapes will enter into a visual dialogue with the works of the Hague School painters, who depicted this region in their own way in the 19th century.

As part of this series, I was present on the day before Prinsjesdag (Budget day) at the annual beach training of the horses of the Cavalry Honour Escort in Scheveningen. This special tradition, in which the horses are prepared for the crowds and noise of the royal procession, forms a unique and living part of contemporary coastal life, and therefore cannot be missing from my series. Like the painters of the Hague School, I am inspired by the light, the atmosphere, and daily life along the coast.

Since my major accident in Kaprun, last April, I haven’t felt the urge to avoid the Alps. The mountains have always been part of me. That hasn’t changed. If anything, the accident has only made me more eager to return, to explore even more. And to capture their beauty through my lens. I don’t want fear to take away something I love so much. Have a look at the start of a great new project. In Autumn will return to the mountains of Switzerland and Austria.

Some of my earliest memories are tied to the towering peaks and deep valleys of the Alps; from the majestic Aletsch Glacier to the serene beauty of the Engadin. These landscapes have been a constant thread throughout my life, not only shaping my childhood but also my passion for snowboarding. Over the past 40 years, I’ve watched these mountains change; the glaciers shrinking, the winters growing shorter, and the rhythm of nature shifting. Tourism has grown, trails have filled, and yet, the essence of the Alps still pulls me back. They are more than a place to me, they are part of who I am.

The Alps holding the echoes of past memories and experiences, ‘Remnants’ gives a sense of preservation and passage.