Mountains

A lifelong journey through rock and sky, from the valleys of Mexico to the canyons of the American Southwest.

Since childhood, mountains have held me in their gaze. Their immensity reshapes the earth, creating borders and sheltering valleys. The photos here capture this power: Monument Valley’s sandstone sentinels and the Grand Canyon’s layered depths speak of time measured in millennia.

I climbed Nevado de Toluca once, at 4,690 meters (15,387 feet) in central Mexico. It demanded every ounce of my strength, a reminder that these giants do not yield easily. As a non-professional mountaineer, I rely on guides for safety, yet the challenge only deepens my respect. These images are not just landscapes. They are conversations between earth and sky, between human scale and geological time. Each frame holds the memory of standing small beneath something vast, of wind carrying stories older than memory.

This project continues. I will return to mountains, to learn their language one step at a time. The next climb awaits.

An ongoing exploration. Updated with each journey.

Black and white photo of a large rock formation resembling a tower and a smaller formation nearby, with a cloudy sky in the background and desert landscape in the foreground.
Panoramic view of the Grand Canyon with layered red rocks, a partly cloudy sky, and shadows cast over the landscape.
A view of the Grand Canyon with layered red and brown rock formations under a blue sky with white clouds.
A black and white photo of a landscape with a mountain range and a cloudy sky overhead.
View of the Grand Canyon under a partly cloudy sky with a building on the left on a rocky ledge.
Black and white photo of the Grand Canyon showing layered rock formations, cliffs, and a partly cloudy sky.
A mountainous landscape with snow-capped peaks, a cloudy sky, and a grassy foreground with a trail.
Wide view of the Grand Canyon with layered rock formations, some trees in the foreground, and a partly cloudy sky.
A scenic view of the Grand Canyon with layered rock formations, a partly cloudy sky, and distant horizon.
View of the Grand Canyon with layered rock formations and a cloudy sky.
Black and white photo of snowy, rugged hilly landscape with clear sky.
View of the Grand Canyon with layered colorful rock formations, cloudy sky, and some tree branches in the foreground.
View of the Grand Canyon with layered red, brown, and beige rock formations, green trees in the foreground, and a partly cloudy sky overhead.
View of the Grand Canyon with layered rock formations in red, orange, and purple colors, under a partly cloudy sky with some leafless branches and a pine tree in the foreground.
Panoramic view of the Grand Canyon with layered rock formations, a partly cloudy sky, and some trees in the foreground.
Panoramic view of the Grand Canyon showing layered red, orange, and brown rock formations and cliffs under a partly cloudy sky.
Black and white photograph of rugged mountain ridges with deep valleys and rolling hills in the distance.
Panoramic view of the Grand Canyon showcasing layered rock formations and cliffs under a sky with scattered clouds.
A wide view of the Grand Canyon showing layered rock formations with clouds overhead and shadows cast over the canyon.
Black and white photo of the Grand Canyon with rugged cliffs, deep valleys, and layered rock formations under a cloudy sky.
Black and white photograph of the Grand Canyon with layered rock formations and clouds overhead.
Photo of the Grand Canyon with layered red and brown rocks, shadowed areas, and a partly cloudy sky.
Black and white photo of cloudy sky over mountainous landscape with some buildings at the valley
Black and white photograph of mountain ridges with clouds in the sky.
Three large rock formations in a desert landscape with a cloudy sky overhead.
Black and white photograph of the desert landscape featuring three large, isolated rock formations under a cloudy sky.
Black and white photo of the Monument Valley landscape with three large buttes and a cloudy sky.
A row of six small houses on a hillside with a cloudy sky overhead.
View of a large butte formation in a desert landscape with partly cloudy sky.
Black and white photograph of a large, flat-topped mesa with rugged terrain and rock formations in a desert landscape, beneath a sky with scattered clouds.
Black and white photo of a large rock formation with a flat top in a desert landscape, with scattered bushes and a sky filled with clouds.
Black and white photograph of a large mountain with steep, layered cliffs, under a cloudy sky.
Two hikers, a man and a woman, standing with their dog in a desert landscape with a large red rock formation and a partly cloudy sky in the background.
A desert landscape with a large red rock formation under cloudy skies, sparse vegetation, and a dirt path winding through the terrain.
A desert landscape with red sand and shrubs, featuring iconic rock formations and mesas in the background under a cloudy sky.
Person in a yellow jacket walking on a dirt trail through a desert landscape with red rocks and cliffs, under a cloudy sky.
A person walking in a desert with orange sand, shrubs, and a large red rock formation under a cloudy sky.
A person walking in a desert landscape with red rock formations and sparse vegetation, wearing a yellow coat.
View of Monument Valley with red sandstone mesas and buttes under a cloudy sky.
Black and white photo of large flat-topped mesas in a desert landscape with dramatic clouds in the sky.
Black and white photo of a desert landscape with large buttes and mesas under a cloudy sky.
Red rock formation in desert landscape with blue sky and scattered clouds.