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There had to be not just recent snow, but no falling snow, and then, if possible, I did not want the sun to be out, as, by the time the races started at 11.30am, the winter sunshine would make everything too stark. I struggle to tell a story in harsh light, as the aggressive tonal range can detract from what the artist wants to say. But I also wanted depth, so that there were layers in the photograph from the horses up front to the cable car high in the mountains in the background. To do this needed light, but just flat winter light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I woke that Sunday morning in town in February 2024 and saw my chance.  It was still snowing, but the forecast was for it to stop by 11 am.  The odds were always so low - one could wait many years to get these conditions on one of the three Sundays in February.  But on 11 February 2024, it was all there for me and I took my chance. 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To be the backdrop narrative to a sequence in a Bond movie - no matter how dated - bestows heavyweight status on the map coordinates. It is product placement at its most acute level. In 1964, Goldfinger, the second 007 movie, was released and, in retrospect, it was the key to the franchise. The movie recouped its investment in just two weeks and is still cited as the film that established many of the iconic elements and tropes of Bond movies. For many aficionados, Goldfinger is the Bond movie - Rotten Tomatoes - the exacting review aggregation website, score it at 99%. Goldfinger rammed home the Box Office of Sean Connery and brought names like Oddjob and Pussy Galore into our lives. It also made famous the hairpin bends of the Furka Pass in Switzerland and the quintessential Belle Epoque buildings lining its route. The jewel in the crown of these is the iconic Belvedere Hotel - which sits precisely on the inside of one of the hairpins. 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Our 12-year friendship has forged exceptional trust and we both know how to get the best out of each other. There is no way we could have taken this image a few years back - we have learned and iterated. Panthers are dangerous and safety and creativity had to find a balance.  At all times I was working from the cage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe key to me in this one off portrait is the position of the pupils in the panther’s eyes. They equate to less than 1\/400th of the total photograph but they elicit a proper sense of menace. A bit lower down in the eye and his menace is lost. It is about the smallest of details and today’s cameras, in low light, are high performing enablers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI think the cinematic format is perfect for this photograph. After all, the term Black Panther elicits heavy Hollywood vibes. 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For a while after, you fumble for words, trying vainly to assemble a private narrative, an explanation, a comfortable way to frame where you've been and what’s happened. In the end, you're just happy you were there - with your eyes open - and lived to see it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1840, the Hotel Bellevue des Alpes opened its doors for business in the fabled Kleine Scheidegg pass in Switzerland. Sitting proudly at nearly 7,000 feet, with the notorious Eiger mountain towering above it, this grand old hotel has, for 185 years, offered unparalleled bedroom visuals. Its decor and design have an Agatha Christie vibe and its location a James Bond one. Anyone with a visual sensibility recognises immediately that there is nothing remotely normal about this place. Its existence is testimony to Swiss ambition and engineering prowess eight or nine generations ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI had pondered and iterated for some months as to how to do justice to the location. 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