High Tauern. The Zone Studies III

This photograph is part of High Tauern. The Zone Studies, a long-term project in which I approach the alpine landscape through a disciplined way of thinking derived from the Zone System. Although long familiar with both advanced analogue processes and digital workflows, I deliberately postponed a direct engagement with this method, treating it as a demanding confrontation with the photographic tradition that shaped my understanding of craft, responsibility, and visual ethics. The series was realised within the High Tauern National Park. This particular work was made on the Sudetendeutscher Höhenweg, viewed from the ridge of the Vordere Kendlspitze, with the Brunnerkogel and the Leßachtal Alps in the background. Rather than reinterpreting tradition, the work records a moment of readiness — a deliberate entry into dialogue with a method that allows neither shortcuts nor formal compromise.

The photograph was conceived as a finished object rather than an image file. It is realised exclusively in the 8×10” format and presented only in a solid black oak frame, with a museum-grade mat and museum-grade glass.