The most in the most of the Italian photographer of the majestic Himalayas

Vittorio Sella was a pioneer Italian photographer whose work in the early 20th century shaped both mountain photography and the history of alpinism.

His rare images of the Himalayas remain some of the most emblematic ones ever filmed.

A new current show in the Indian capital Delhi, called Vittorio Sella: The Himalaya photographer comes to life the breathtaking greatness of the Himalayas through his lens.

Current by the famous British explorer and author Hugh Thomson and organized by Art Gallery Delhi (DAG), the show is probably one of the largest collections of Indian villages in villages.

It features some of the earliest pictures at the high altitude of Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world, and K2, the second mostly mountain in the world, captured more than a century ago.

Born in Biela, a city known for his wave trade in northern Italy, villages (1859-1930) made his first climbs in the nearby Alps.

“Throughout his career, villages have been using his skills in engineering and chemistry that wool mills and his father have taught him,” Tomson says.

Until his twenty years, he had mastered complex photographic techniques such as the process of a color, which allows him to develop high -form glass slabs in harsh conditions.

Its panoramic images, made with technical perfection, have gained recognition all over the world.

The Himalayan villages of the villages began in 1899, when he joined British explorer Douglas Freshfield on an expedition surrounding a kanchang.

Every tour of the mountain also included an invasion of Nepal, which was also a closed kingdom.

While the team’s climbing ambitions were thwarted by the ruthless rain, the villages took advantage of the opportunity to capture pristine snow peaks. He experimented restlessly with the technology, trying out Kanchenjunga Photos. His images transported viewers to a world, untouched by time.

A decade later, the villages reached new heights – literally and artistically – on an expedition from 1909 to K2 with the Duke of Abruits.

His photographs of the most difficult mountain mountain in the world are a testament to his skill and durability. Wearing a camera system weighing about 30 kg, Sella Crisscrosse Creachery Landscapes, creating images that determine mountain photography.

Jim Kuran, author of K2: The history of the Savage Mountain, calls the villages “probably the largest mountain photographer … His name (is) synonymous with technical perfection and aesthetic improvement.”

The villages were known for its exceptional durability, passing through the Alps at a remarkable speed, although it carried heavy photographic equipment.

Its improvised harness and camera boots – three times larger than modern ones – are preserved at the Biela photographic institute.

Only his clothing weighed over 10 kg, while his camera equipment, including a Dallmeyer camera, tripods and signs, added another 30 kg – more than today’s airline limits.

On the K2 Sella expedition, about 250 official photos with its Ross & Co camera in four to five months; Kanchenjunga, about 200, notes Thomson.

“By contemporary digital standards, this number is nothing extraordinary – and even in the last days of the analog film would be equal to about eight rolls, what photographer from the 70s he could use in one morning on a mountain – but when villages were Photographing, it was a significant number.

“It meant great care and thought for every photo, both, because he had a relatively few slabs he could shoot.”

Years later, the famous alpinist-photographer Ansel Adams will write that “the purity of villages of villages is moving the viewer to religious awe.”

High altitude photography comes with risks – many of Sella’s most ambitious shots were ruined when wet conditions made the tissue dividers stick to the negatives.

Still, those who have survived reveal a masterful eye, Tomson notes.

“The villages were one of the first to recognize how the tracks in the snow were as much of the composition as the mountaineers who made them.”

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