Franz Josef Glacier, West Coast, New Zealand

Bask in the sublime beauty of Franz Josef Glacier on New Zealand's West Coast, bathed in gentle first light that softens speargrass and unveils a tranquil expanse of ice and rock under fleeting fine weather. This image encapsulates Aotearoa's calm glacial majesty, achieved despite the arduous challenges of navigating treacherous icy paths at dawn, enduring sudden weather shifts, and timing precise exposures in remote, unforgiving alpine environments.