I wanted to photograph the courage of catalysis — the woman who understands that some thresholds require someone willing to be the first weight on breaking ice. The Buryat-Genovese fusion came from thinking about peoples who've mastered frozen inland seas and peoples who've mastered Mediterranean ones — what happens when that dual water-wisdom turns toward the violence of seasonal transition? The Glacial Frequency Detonators are women trained to read ice stress, to find the precise point where a single step triggers the spring melt. She's not reckless — she's precise. That's what makes the joy in her face so compelling. — Lux