In August 2025, I spent two days photographing the HEFEX III campaign, which investigated glacier–atmosphere interactions and boundary-layer processes over the Hintereisferner glacier in Austria. The campaign was conducted as part of the Glacier Space Project, led by Humboldt University of Berlin and the University of Innsbruck, in collaboration with several partner universities.

Our glaciers are melting. But how do glaciers function, and what constitutes a glacier being out of balance? Read on to find out how long it takes for new glacier ice to form and what a dying glacier looks like.

Impressions from a visit to glacier ski resorts in November 2024. Soon there won’t be any “glacier” ski resorts left.

I think it is always important to listen to scientists, as they are specialists in their field of research and know it best. So in August, I had the chance to accompany glaciologist Lindsey Nicholson on a field trip to Hintereisferner to collect data and do field work. Hintereisferner is a typical alpine valley glacier with a long, pronounced tongue.

Visiting a glacier ski resort during summer feels like being on a huge construction site.

During the last years, I have visited the Lüsener Ferner several times and have witnessed its retreat due to climate change. Take a look how the glacier has changed.

In late June 2023 my friend Christopher and I visited the Rhone Glacier in Switzerland to take photos for the Melting Giants project. At this glacier, geotextiles are used to delay the melting of the ice. These textiles on the glacier create a surreal landscape, showcasing our helplessness with climate change.