The first of two “sister” images titled Frozen Cathedral, this photograph opens a visual diptych dedicated to one of Patagonia’s most iconic glaciers.
The front of Perito Moreno rises like a cathedral of ice in the stillness of southern Argentina. Its crystalline formations, sculpted by time and cold, glow with deep blues that contrast with the quiet gray of the lake below.
The light, cold and sharp, turns the ice into sculptural matter, almost mystical. The vertical lines unfold in rhythmic harmony, as if nature had etched a living bas-relief into the surface of time.
But this silent beauty is only apparent. The glacier is alive, moving, slowly and inexorably sliding toward the valley. It creaks, groans, roars — deep sounds rise from within the ice, announcing sudden collapses as walls break away with a thunderous crash. It is an ancient, primal voice that shatters the silence and reminds us that even what seems eternal is always in motion, always transforming.
In front of this living, breathing mass, one feels as if standing before something that has always existed — a giant that never sleeps. And all you can do is remain still, silently entranced, and listen.
Born in Milan on November 28, 1977, I’ve been living in Bormio for many years, where I work as a ski instructor and draw endless inspiration from the surrounding mountains and nature.
Photography, to me, is not just about representation, it’s about interpretation.
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