© Stefen Chow
This was taken at 14,000 ft on Denali. A few weeks ago Stefen Chow made it up to the summit with 127 pounds of gear, 40 of which was pure camera gear. It is really a tight rope between juggling the safety and success of the climb vs making compelling images on the mountain. This image was made when the weather on Denali was turning for the worse, which has a notorious record of severe snow storms and conditions colder than Everest. Chow, an editorial and commercial photographer, is based between Beijing and Singapore. His work has appeared in Geo, Time, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Shell, Cartier and Keppel Shipyard. Chow is also a mountaineer with extensive experience climbing in the Himalayas including summitting Mount Everest back in 2005.
thats a really beautiful surreal image. it almost has a moon-like surface quality to it.
WOW!! This takes my breath away!!
absolutely mind blowing!
AWESOME!
What a stunning, beautiful photo. I first thought it was sand dunes until I read the description. That’s the kind of shot that one would think “if I never take another photo again in my life, I’m satisfied with what I’ve done…”
Stunningly beautiful!
Speaking of ‘Tranquility’, could this have been where they shot the moon footage?
That is a really great shot!
According to PDN Newswire Denali is in the Himalayas, but last time I checked it was in Alaska. Clarification please. Great shot, wherever it is!
Great shot. Hiking Denali with 40 lbs of camera gear is a badass feat. I get tired carrying a steel gitzo tripod for more than 10 minutes.
That is gorgeous. Definitely has an other world feel about it. One of the best minimal photographs I’ve seen in a while
peaceful but fierce. how was the storm when it hit?