Altitude.
Ever since I spontaneously climbed my first Colorado fourteener at the age of fifteen, mountains have remained my favorite subject to capture whenever I’m behind the camera. That afternoon marked the first time I had contended with a struggle as immense as an ascent—actively overcoming self-doubt in the face of it—and ultimately triumphed, both physically and mentally.
After summitting all of Colorado’s tallest peaks and the countless others with which my soul has found itself intertwined, I revere them as some of my greatest teachers—embedding within me a deep confidence and an acute humility in my finiteness.