Simon Walther

Never without his Hasselblad, Simon Walther has made countless excursions into the Swiss Alps, seeking and finding reflections. Very often mountain lakes function as the reflective surface, but also sheets of ice, pools of snow melt, sunglasses or even the lid of a saucepan in a mountain restaurant. The photographer uses the phenomenon of reflection as a visual means of...

Pioneering feats of industrialisation and electrification, around 200 retaining walls, weirs, and dams in the Swiss Alps are among the most important monuments of the country's economic success to this day. With their perfectly crafted architecture, these functional marvels emanate an almost sacral tranquillity. Photographer Simon Walther has been captivated by their magic: fascinated by the interaction between nature and...