EXPOSURE ONE AWARDS 2026
ONE SHOT PHOTO
LANDSCAPE
On May 26, 2026, the winners of the prestigious photography competition organized by EXPOSURE ONE AWARDS.
A unique feature of this international competition is that it is open only to black and white photographs.
One Shot Photo is the annual contest that collects the best and most iconic single images.
I learned that I was among the winners in the Landscape category: the photograph The evolution of the Brenva glacier with which I entered received the Honorable Mention award.
EXPOSURE ONE AWARDS 2026 - One Shot Photo Contest - Winner - Landscape - Roberto Carnevali - Honorable Mention
THE PHOTOGRAPHY
Many people think mountains are immutable, static, and fixed over centuries. Others, more realistically, believe they evolve slowly, but over such long periods that humans perceive them as immutable, if observed over the span of their own lifetime. Observing mountains from afar and without paying too much attention, I would say that for many, this perception can be very realistic. Yet mountains are slowly and continuously evolving every moment, even if we don't notice. The best way to experience this, in my opinion, is to stand at the front of a glacier in summer. It only takes a single hour to see ice and debris flow from the gullies at its front and hear the dull rumble of its collapses like thunderclaps. The evolution of the glacier determines the evolution of the mountains just as rapidly.
I took this photograph in July 2014 at the front of the Brenva glacier, which descends from the Mont Blanc massif in Val Veny. The use of black and white emphasizes the ever-evolving paths of its front.
HONORABLE MENTION
In addition to expressing myself through the images I create, I strive, whenever possible, to narrate something that is also useful to others. Photography, when well-executed, has the power to effectively summarize a situation. The mountain environment is a great passion and love for me—we could say, nature in general. In an era like the one we live in, where glaciers are threatened by global warming advancing at an alarming rate, I'm happy to be able to bring some visibility to this issue with one of my photographs.
I'm grateful for this recognition, which helps me show and tell a story that, in reality, is not just about the mountains. The disappearance of glaciers, not only significantly alters the climate of those mountainous areas, but also has a significant impact on the lives of humanity downstream: the disappearance of a water resource on which life depends.
