Reflection, 2015 (2015) Photograph by Gary Moger

Freak Swell, Cornwall — Evening, June 2015.

The swell arrived without warning that June — a distant gift from an Icelandic storm system, heavy and hollow where the water should have been flat and forgiving. It breaks now with a winter's weight, throwing spray back off the lip in a long white plume that hangs against the headland. The light has gone soft and gold, the tide pulling back to leave the sand mirror-still.

A lone figure walks in from the water's edge, fins in hand, wetsuit dark against the pale sand. The waves keep coming behind them, indifferent, still breaking long after anyone's left to ride them.

Technical Notes
Shot on a Nikon camera in 2015. Printed on Hahnemühle Bamboo archival paper.

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:

Nikon FX, Hahnemuhle Photorag Archival paper

Details:

• Photograph on Paper
• From a limited edition of 50
• Size: 96.52 x 66.04 x 0.25cm (unframed) / 91.44 x 61.04cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
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