Johannes Franz

Photographs

3 series, 14 plates. Each series opens as a contact sheet; each plate opens on its own.

  1. Snow-covered peaks lit pink at sunrise above a flat sea of cloud

    Above the cloud

    Mountains photographed from above the inversion layer, where the valleys disappear and only the ridgelines are left.

    Series 01 · 05 plates · 2025 · Alps and Rockies
  2. A rocky river running through a steep forested valley in fog

    Valleys

    What the mountains drain into. Rivers, fog and forest, mostly photographed in the hour after rain.

    Series 02 · 06 plates · 2024–2025 · Low ground, wet weather
  3. A wide city avenue lined with tall buildings and yellow taxis

    Grid

    Cities seen as systems. Streets, setbacks and the long sightlines a grid plan makes.

    Series 03 · 03 plates · 2024 · North American cities