Dark Sea #2 (2015) Photograph by Gary Moger

South Cornwall. Winter, 2015.

The storm has been building for days.
The sky is almost black. The Atlantic is cold and grey-green, the waves low and relentless, the foam dissolving into the dark water at the shore. And then — a single break in the clouds. One shaft of silver light, falling on the horizon like a spotlight on an empty stage.

This is what Gary comes for. Not the pretty days. The days when the ocean is doing something ancient and indifferent and vast.

Surfing teaches you to read the sea — its patterns, its texture, its moods. Every wave that crosses this frame has travelled thousands of miles to get here. And then it's gone. The energy moves on. Unless you photograph it, it exists only as a memory.
Part of a series capturing the texture and light of the Atlantic during Cornish winter storms — the ocean at its most raw, most alive, most itself.

A Note on Process
Every print I sell is made in my own studio and checked for every detail and quality before I pack it for shipping. I use plastic free packaging.
The paper I use is the finest quality and after years of experimenting, I find it gives the best tonal range and finish.
Hahnemühle has been making art papers for hundreds of years.

Materials used:

Leica M10, Hahnemuhle Photorag Archival paper

Details:

• Photograph on Paper
• From a limited edition of 50
• Size: 55.88 x 38.1 x 0.25cm (unframed) / 53.34 x 35.31cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky