Dead Zone

There is power in confronting emptiness head-on: “dead zones” are not merely barren stretches but invitations to deepen our awareness and refine our inner compass. When external life falls away—leaving behind silence, expanse, and the raw forces of nature—we discover that true resilience arises from within. In the absence of distractions, our focus sharpens, and the soul learns to stand firm even when everything around seems stripped to its essentials.

Dead Zone

In Dead Zone, the rocky expanse at the foot of the Athabasca Glacier in mid-winter appears almost lunar: wind-sculpted snow drifts cling to stone, and a stark horizon of ice-carved peaks looms under a leaden sky. The name evokes isolation, yet the scene pulses with quiet life—the sediment patterns hint at centuries of glacial flow, the brittle air tests the body’s limits, and each granular ridge speaks to the patient persistence of the earth itself. This image captures the moment when, surrounded by what feels like absolute stillness, we realize that endurance is born where we least expect it—in the silent, “dead” places that demand we look inward and find our invincible core.

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”

— Viktor Frankl