After the storm

The fine art photographic print “After the storm” by Norwegian photographer and adventurer Tormod Granheim, signed and numbered in a limited edition. The art print is available in three different sizes, printed on Hahnemühle Baryta fine art 325 gsm high-gloss art paper.

Edition and size:
100 x 150 cm – edition of 4. SOLD OUT!
60 x 90 cm – edition of 8. SOLD OUT!
38 x 57 cm – edition of 12.

Framing:
The art prints are delivered unframed. Send us an email at post@m35.no or add a comment when placing your order if you would like “After the storm” to be framed.

Background:
I’m something of a “storm chaser” when it comes to photography. I like the idea of clouds moving across the sky and mountains dressed in winter white. But it is a demanding challenge. Clouds have a tendency to hide the subject. The white snow can become overexposed, concealing its beauty in the process.

Chamonix had been under the storm for days. Snow-laden clouds had pushed in from the north and dumped their load over the massif. When we headed into the mountains, most of it was wrapped in fog. We got some wonderful turns in a white universe called Grands Montets – although I have to admit that I held back a little on the skiing because my backpack was loaded with camera equipment and lenses.

Then the weather began to clear, and I pointed my camera toward the mountain in my heart, Aiguille du Midi – framed by the Aiguilles de Chamonix in the foreground and Mont Blanc – barely concealed by the clouds – in the background.

The cold was biting, and the air was still damp after the storm that was beginning to subside. The wind had eased, but had by no means died down at that point. I searched for angles, climbed above the ski lift’s top station, and realized that I had a unique opportunity. Snow clung to granite in every direction I looked. Then I noticed the wall on the left side of the image and understood that it had to become part of the composition. The snow-covered mountain wall could show how the snow clung to the rock, and perhaps say something about the mountain’s own character. Chamonix granite is so beautiful that, for many, it becomes a lifelong love. The challenge now was to position the camera – and therefore myself as well. I had to climb out alone and without protection onto a small ledge suspended above a huge mountainside, often referred to as the Pas de Chevre sector. This was where my background in mountaineering proved useful; I still have the ability to move fairly freely in steep terrain.