 Jonathan
Griffith is first and foremost a hopeless mountain addict. He’s climbed,
skied and photographed all over the world, most recently in the Valais of
Switzerland and his hometown of Chamonix, France.
His keen eye for the alpine landscape not only results in pictures that
show the truth of what it’s really like to be there, but he also captures
something about the mountains that you can’t put into words, even
if you wanted to. He shows glimpses into the mountains, and the vertical
life of those who pursue them, that is rarified and fine. It shows a reality
through captured moments: night photos that are so still, you can feel the
deep silence and the quiet mass of the black silhouetted mountains…
or the moment of intense focus when placing a crucial piece of gear on a
climb… or the moments of solitude and reflection on a morning approach.
I suppose that what I’m trying to say here is that Jon’s pictures
are special in part because he captures on film exactly what so many of
us feel when the mountains call to us.
Louise Alexander — mountaingirl.eu |
