Mount of the Holy Cross – Peak Portrait No. 1

• 30” × 40” fine art print, suitable for framing.
  Hand-signed and numbered by the photographer in the bottom margin.

• This is the first Portrait from my 100 Peak Portraits series — a cinematic photography project capturing 100 iconic mountains around the world in a single, authentic frame each. No composites. No shortcuts. Just the real stories and effort behind every summit.

• Certificate of Authenticity included.
  Limited to 100 prints — once sold out, no more will ever be produced.

• Printed on MAX HD Silver Halide Paper, offering an ultra-high resolution of 610 dpi for sharper, more detailed images compared to standard photo prints.

• Please allow 30 days for delivery for production and quality control. 

In 1873, photographer William Henry Jackson carried a massive wooden camera high into the Colorado Rockies to capture the first image of a rumored natural wonder — a snow-filled cross etched into the face of a remote peak. That photograph made Mount of the Holy Cross a national symbol of beauty and divine presence in the wilderness. More than 150 years later, I set out to follow in his footsteps, hiking through alpine meadows and climbing to over 13,000 feet to see the cross for myself, and to create a portrait that would mark the very beginning of my 100 Peak Portraits project.

Reaching the same vantage point on Notch Mountain, I camped above treeline to witness both sunset and sunrise, waiting for the perfect light to reveal the mountain’s iconic form. The moment I chose wasn’t an exact replica of Jackson’s image — it was my own interpretation, shaped by the conditions, the layering of ridges, and the fleeting warmth of the sun as it broke over the horizon. This photograph is more than a view; it’s the product of miles of effort, cold nights, and a tradition of storytelling through landscape photography that stretches back more than a century.