There are moments in this life that I will never forget, this is one of them. It was a frigid day in the mountains. The temperature was –30 °C, with the windchill it felt like –45 °C. It was the first sunny day in some time, so the opportunity to go outside could not be passed up. We set off into the backcountry. With skis on my feet and a heavy bag on my back I started the climb. It was so cold that any bit of exposed skin got frost burned within minutes. We slowly rose through the snow blanketed trees and emerged in the alpine. The higher we went, the more intense the wind got. There were mountains on either side of us, as far as the eye could see. I glanced back over my shoulder and there it was. A perfect 360 ° halo all the way around the early morning sun, which hung just above the horizon. I had seen weather phenomena like this before, but never as prominent as this. It was otherworldly. As if a portal to another dimension had been opened before us. I had to move swiftly, who knew how long this moment would last. My fingers instantly froze as I took the shot. The cold left a lingering pain as I quickly jammed my hands back into my gloves. I will always remember what I saw and felt in that moment. A sense of awe and respect for the beauty and power that mother nature can produce. I still wonder if we became interdimensional travelers that day. Are there different versions of us in alternate universes living different lives? I may never get an answer, but I will always wonder.

Collection: Vincent Schnabl Editions

Country: Canada

Area: Revelstoke

Edition: 50/50

This is the first edition by Vincent Schnabl