That image is of the hanging glacier in Queulat National Park. I took it many years ago in analog (slide) format with my Hasselblad 6x6 camera. This park is one of my favorites in Patagonia, because here there is an impressive conjunction between the temperate rainforest, glaciers and mountains. To get to this point, you have to hike a beautiful trail that climbs through the evergreen rainforest. When you get to the top you find a viewpoint from which you can see the front of the glacier in all its magnificence.

 

And I will continue to publish more, because the area deserves it and it is probably where I have dedicated most of my photographic work. In fact, I have an upcoming book, Habitar la Inmensidad (Inhabiting the Immensity) and others about Patagonia.

 

Regarding the two books - Patagonia and La Otra Patagonia - both are portraits of the extreme south of Chile. As for the second one, it has a more minimalist and less documentary vision. I love the photographs of the steppe and the estancias lost in the middle of nowhere. It is a linear landscape, with a composition that suits me very well and that faithfully summarizes my way of observing, always under the idea of the "geometry of the moment."

 

 

 

 

Patagonia is not only very diverse in terms of landscapes, but also in terms of climates. It is said -without exaggeration- that in this region there are four seasons in the same day. And that is very attractive and challenging for a field photographer; this condition, however, does not occur in all of Patagonia, but in the transition between the mountains and the steppe, where the landscape changes radically between the humid western slope of the Pacific and the dry Atlantic and there is a change of landscapes and climate.

 

One must always keep in mind that, although one can foresee the conditions on the ground - what one is going to encounter - there is always the surprise factor and, therefore, one must be prepared for different scenarios and situations.

 

As for the harsh weather conditions, you always have to be well prepared in terms of gear and, for sure, morale, and be willing to be cold. That is part of the work in the field and makes it also very inspiring.