This is my photography blog: information and education focusing on the history, geography, and lifestyle of the Alps. A careful look at what has been, what is, and what will be.

Why zip? Because the Alps are a hinge that unites the peoples of Europe, not a barrier that separates. It has always been so, from the Romans and Barbarians, to the Middle Ages and the modern era...and today it is a magnificent laboratory of contradictions and hyperbole, where beauty and modernity blend together, enclosed within short distances and slight elevation changes.