La Défense at night
La Défense, Puteaux, France · 2020
From 195 €
Limited edition of twenty prints, all sizes and materials combined. Each print is signed, numbered and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.
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My advice for this photo
- Material
- Acrylic glassOn fine art paper, I would choose a baryta paper.
- Framing
- Floater frame · Black
The towers at night, under a strange sky: acrylic glass gives the blacks their depth and makes the lights shine.
- Made to order: usually two to three weeks in mainland France and Europe
- Signed-for Colissimo delivery or, depending on the country, a pickup point; courier for Large and Extra large sizes and some framed prints
- Fourteen days to change your mind
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The story behind the photo
La Défense after dark, from the empty esplanade, with the towers rising on both sides and a sky that has taken on the strange green cast of a city lit entirely by artificial light. Nobody is in the frame. The walkway runs out of the bottom of the picture and disappears between the buildings.
The composition is a funnel, and I kept it deliberately unbalanced: the tall dark mass on the right, the lit towers further away on the left, and the paving leading into the gap between them. A symmetrical version of this view exists and is far less uncomfortable, which is why I did not make it.
The colour is not a filter. Fluorescent and other artificial lighting bouncing off low cloud produces exactly this sickly green-teal, and correcting it to neutral would have removed the only thing that makes the picture feel like that hour. I exposed for the windows and let the ground go almost black.
This district empties completely at night. A hundred and eighty thousand people work here and comparatively few live here, so after eight in the evening you can walk for twenty minutes without meeting anyone, between buildings designed for crowds.
I wanted a photograph of that emptiness rather than of the skyline: a business quarter photographed at the hour when it has no business left.
- Location
- La Défense, Puteaux, France
- Date
- 2020
- Gallery
- Architecture
Sizes and prices
| Size | Fine art paper | Aluminium Dibond | Acrylic glass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small45 × 30 cm | 195 € | 300 € | 425 € |
| Medium60 × 40 cm | 275 € | 450 € | 640 € |
| Large90 × 60 cm | 440 € | 670 € | 1 010 € |
| Extra large120 × 80 cm | 580 € | 900 € | 1 470 € |
Price of the print alone, without frame, VAT included. Print dimensions in centimetres; a frame makes them larger.
Materials
Hahnemühle fine art papers (Photo Rag, Museum Etching, Fine Art Baryta…), chosen for each photograph.
Print mounted on 3 mm aluminium Dibond: rigid, light, no glazing.
Print set between 3 mm Dibond and an acrylic sheet: richer colour and depth, resistant to UV and humidity.
Framing, optional
For paper prints: white mount and Plexiglas glazing, museum glass optional.
For aluminium and acrylic: the photo seems to float inside its frame; black or white.
For aluminium and acrylic: an aluminium structure fixed to the back, invisible once hung.
Delivery and returns
Signed-for delivery by Colissimo or, depending on the country, to a pickup point; signed-for delivery by courier for Large and Extra large sizes and some framed prints. Usually two to three weeks in mainland France and Europe, thirty to forty-five days for the French overseas territories and other countries.
Read article 9 of the Terms and Conditions →Fourteen days from receipt to change your mind, except for a print made to a special request. Returns are at your expense.
Read article 10 of the Terms and Conditions →Card, SEPA Direct Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link or PayPal. The print is made once payment has been received.
Read article 8 of the Terms and Conditions →Lead times, delivery, payment, returns: the answers are in the frequently asked questions. For another size, another material or advice on hanging, write to me.
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