We woke up and the first thought that came to my mind was that this morning was going to be special. I always say that as it makes snoozing the early morning alarm way harder. Little did I know that the nature had already started working on its magic tricks. We arrived to the line surrounded by fog so thick that we could almost not see each other. An hour passed and we could only sense the sunrise that was supposed to make this morning so special.
I thought, well not today mate, happened before, will happen again … the world is not turning around your camera to make you happy every time you press the shutter. I was ready to bail when all of a sudden the fog dropped just a tiny bit down into the valley and showed us what was actually going on around us. This spectacular scenery lasted for about an hour before the clouds underneath us disappeared and the world turned normal again.
Kamil Sustiak

About the shot

Biography
I am an adventure photographer based in the Blue Mountains, Australia, but I was born in the Czech Republic.
From an early age I was drawn to the mountains and one day a friend put some weird ballet shoes on me, pointed at a cliff and said, ‘Climb up!’ I fell immediately and uncontrollably in love with climbing; the movements, the fear, the camaraderie, the lifestyle and the beautiful natural settings were irresistible.
Then in 2005, I spent a few months in New Zealand with no rope, no climbing gear and no climbing mates, but I did have a camera and for the second time in my life I became addicted, immersing myself in the technical and creative aspects of photography. Naturally I combined my two loves and quickly began to shoot climbing before branching out into highlining, base jumping, trail running and other adventure sports.
My style is to find the powerfully human in beautiful natural landscapes. I love that with photography you can freeze these little moments of pain and fear, elation and grandeur in a creative way that can tell a story that is so much bigger than a single frame.