Melting Memories - Giants of Ice

In 2022, glaciers across the Alps experienced the worst rate of melting since records began, with 6% of Switzerland’s total ice mass being lost in a single year. These slow-moving rivers of ice act as massive reservoirs of water and are an integral part of the Alpine ecosystem. Photographing through my father's binoculars, which once belonged to my late grandmother, I began documenting this tragic loss of glacial ice in the Bernese Alps, a region which I have been visiting since childhood. This technique connects the perspectives of successive generations, symbolising one family’s enduring witness to the disappearance of these white giants. Deepened by ongoing climate change, this loss may have a profound impact on us all.