Foundations
Founded on a belief that mountain culture deserves thoughtful, long-form storytelling, Super Alpine brings together essays, field notes, photography and archival material from across the alps. The focus is not on summits and achievements, but on the landscapes, histories, communities and creative practices that shape our relationship with mountains.
The archive spans over a decade of work, including original reporting, photographic essays, magazine articles and features documenting life in mountain regions of the Alps. Alongside contemporary stories, Super Alpine also preserves and highlights material that might otherwise be overlooked, creating a record of mountain culture as it evolves.
Photography sits at the heart of the project. The stories are accompanied by original imagery, produced with the same attention to detail and sense of place that guide the written work. The aim is to create work that rewards a slower reading, and viewing, experience.
Super Alpine is independently produced and free from advertising and tracking. Editorial decisions are driven by a genuine interest in mountain environments and the people connected to them.
Subjects
- 01 Mountain culture
- 02 Alpine history
- 03 Documentary Photography
- 04 Architecture
- 05 Books & publishing
- 06 Environmental issues
- 07 Culture
- 08 Art
The Studio
Super Alpine is created in house using a deliberately minimalist toolkit.
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Compute Apple MacBooks
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Storage LaCie / iCloud+
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Design Affinity
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Photo Editing VSCO Pro
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Writing iA Writer
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Code Sublime Text
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Coffee Sage Barista Express Impress
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Cups Leica 300ml
Field Kit
What we take into the field is selected because it works quietly and reliably. Find out more in the Field Kit Archive
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Camera Leica Q
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Tripod Manfrotto
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SD Cards Sandisk
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Phone Apple iPhone Pro Max
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Camera App Leica LUX
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Outdoor Gear Nike ACG
Contact
For editorial enquiries, collaborations, image licensing, or general correspondence, please get in touch via the contact page.
Terms
Super Alpine IP and content is protected by copyright law and may not be used in any way without permission - please read our Terms of Use.
Funding
Super Alpine is an independently funded publication and visual research project. We don't accept advertising in our books or magazines, and our website is free from advertising and tracking. We receive no financial support from the people, organisations or places featured in our work, preserving our editorial independence and control over what we publish.
Buying a publication or making a donation directly supports the project, helping fund future stories, research and photography.