The power of nature – a brand campaign for Arc’teryx, photographed by Manuel FERRIGATO c/o NEUBAUER SCHWARZ.

For the brand campaign ‘Outer Peace’ of outdoor clothing manufacturer ARC’TERYX, Manuel FERRIGATO c/o NEUBAUER SCHWARZ accompanied his friend, the mountain guide and psychologist Pauli Trenkwalder, to his homeland, the mountains surrounding the Pflertschtal valley. The testimonial is centered around the power of nature – immersion in the silence, experiencing how it is to be on one’s own, forced to rely on one’s own resources, but also feeling a deep connection.

The campaign message is an invitation to discover nature as a source of strength in our own day-to-day routines. Precisely what Trenkwalder’s mountain tours are about. His clients experience the mountains as a place for reflection and encountering one’s self, but also as a place of refuge from the challenges of everyday life. Manuel’s photos draw a sensitive portrait of this encounter between humans and the...