Dark Sea #2 (2015) Photograph by Gary Moger

Dark Sea #2

South Cornwall. Winter, 2015.

The storm had been building for days.

The sky was almost black, and the Atlantic had turned a cold grey-green. Waves rolled in towards the shore, the foam dissolving back into the dark water. Then the clouds opened briefly, and a shaft of silver light fell across the horizon.

I know this stretch of coast well, but winter storms can transform it completely. The sea feels heavier, the light changes by the minute, and there's a rawness to the landscape that you don't get on the calmer days.

I spend a lot of time around the ocean, surfing and photographing it. You learn to watch the patterns and read the conditions, but the sea is always doing something unexpected. A moment like this doesn't last. The light shifts, the clouds close in, and it's gone.

That's what I wanted to hold on to here: the dark water, the brief light on the horizon and the feeling of standing beside something much bigger than yourself.

Photographed on my Leica M10 in 2015.

The print

I produce each print in my own studio on Hahnemühle Photo Rag archival paper. Every print is carefully checked before packing, and I use plastic-free packaging.

Limited edition of 50, signed and numbered, with a certificate of authenticity.

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