Refuge – Fine Art Photography Print

The rocks in themselves are extremely powerful but my methodology had to be reviewed many times to allow their individual personalities and strength be experienced in the images.

‘They are my pillars of survival – emblems of endurance, custodians of courage set out on our shores to remind us of a new path. Even if this path is not the one, we had originally intended. These rocks represent the marginal – whose existence, by design or by default, has been separated from the established mainstream norms’

When shooting the sea images, I was immersed for hours on end staring into my composition, which was a black screen. I carefully chose this black backdrop of rock and waited for my sea images to jump into the frame, creating their own world as I clicked the shutter. I trusted that there would be a point where my intention collided with nature and somewhere in the middle is where the image happened. I am now trusting in the landscape and in the process of photography to deliver. There is an indescribable excitement and freedom when working with this ever-changing world, never to be seen again. I feel something liberating when I am completely in the hands of the elements creating these images. During this process, all sorts of feelings come flooding through, somehow as though a blockage has been cleared to allow deep, sometimes difficult emotions to flow.

All images are printed on 100% Cotton  Hahnemühle Photo Rag with Archival Ink.

Hahnemühle Photo Rag is one of the world’s most popular papers and the valued all-rounder for high-quality Fine Art inkjet printing. The white cotton artist’s paper, with its characteristic, wonderfully soft feel, boasts a lightly defined felt structure, lending each artwork a three-dimensional appearance and impressive pictorial depth. Combined with the matt premium inkjet coating, this paper produces outstanding prints that feature brilliant colours, deep blacks, striking contrasts and perfect reproduction of detail.
This acid- and lignin-free classic meets the most exacting requirements for age resistance and is specially designed for Fine Art applications.

A few qualities of Hahnemühle Photo Rag:

• White
• Characteristic, beautiful defined felt structure
• Matt premium inkjet coating for outstanding print results
• Acid- and lignin-free
• ISO9706 conform / museum quality for highest age resistance
• Compatible with pigment and dye inkjet systems

Archival ink is permanent, non-fading, and resistant to light, heat, and water, and contains no impurities that can affect the permanence of paper or photographic materials. This ink has been designed so that it will last for a long time, ideal for fine art  photography prints.