Clouds ocean
- 📍 Location: La Roche du Prêtre, Jura Mountains, France
- 📅 Date: June 2023
High in the Jura mountains, the viewpoint of La Roche du Prêtre is known among local photographers for a rare trick of the air: on the right morning, the entire valley floor disappears beneath a slow-rolling sea of cloud, leaving only the forested ridgelines to break the surface like a chain of islands.
I chose black and white for this one, stripping away every distraction of colour to leave just the shapes: soft grey vapour, dark treetops, the line where solid ground gives way to open sky. It felt less like photographing a landscape than photographing weather itself, caught for one still moment before it rolled on.
Awards & Recognition
- reFocus Awards, 2024: Nominee, Black & White Photography Contest (Landscapes)
