In this 16:9 black-and-white photograph, the imposing Matterhorn (near Zermatt in the canton of Valais in southern Switzerland) rises like a frozen cathedral, its snow-white mantle shimmering in the soft light.
Every ridge and crack in the rock stands out like brush strokes in grey and silver.
The sky is a silent background of pale light and veil clouds, in which the mountain floats like a timeless monument. With no trees or life around, it seems as if the world has retreated to make way for this one, unshakable giant.
Henk Meijer is a professional landscape and city photographer based in the Netherlands. His work has been published worldwide in travel brochures, photo and glossy magazines, advertisements, flyers, magazines, book and CD covers, postcards, greeting cards, calendars, newspapers, TV displays,.. Read more…