Shading walk
Plage de l’Espiguette, Le Grau-du-Roi, Gard, France · 2022
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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- Material
- Fine art paper · matt cotton
- Framing
- Classic frame · White · up to Large
Six soft colours, peach and mauve, none of them strong: matt cotton paper renders them just as they are, without hardening them.
- 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
- Card, SEPA Direct Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link or PayPal
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The story behind the photo
The whole picture is made of about six colours and none of them is strong. Peach at the top, mauve along the hills across the bay, pink in the wet sand, a cool grey in the shadowed water: a set of shades rather than a set of contrasts, which is where the title comes from.
I framed with the waterline running in from the left and a long tidal pool opening in the middle of the beach, so the sky is returned twice: once by the sea and once by the still water inland of it. That second reflection is the shape that holds the lower half of the frame together.
A woman is walking at the edge of the surf, small and almost lost against the foam. She is the only dark thing in the picture and the only thing moving in it, and her footprints run back out of the bottom corner, so the image contains both where she is and where she has been.
The Espiguette is a long sand spit with nothing built on it, and at this hour it empties out completely. Photographing it is mostly a matter of not adding anything: no filter, no pushed saturation, no drama. The coast was already doing something quiet and extremely precise, and the job was to stay out of its way.
- Location
- Plage de l’Espiguette, Le Grau-du-Roi, Gard, France
- Date
- 2022
- Gallery
- Landscape
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. The mount puts space between the photo and the frame: a classic, understated look that draws the eye to the image.
For aluminium and acrylic, black or white. A narrow gap separates the photo from the moulding: it seems to hang suspended inside its frame, for a contemporary look.
For aluminium and acrylic: an aluminium structure fixed to the back, invisible once hung. The photo seems to rest on the wall, slightly set off from it.
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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