Julian Sansum

Death Valley from Dante's View - Julian Sansum

Year:  2025 Medium:  Archival Giclee Print Size:   120cm x 30cm This Print and this Certificate are each certified through a hologram carrying a unique number. This Archival Giclee Print is part of a limited edition of 25 120 cm x 30 cm prints plus one artist’s proof all signed by the artist. The artist reserves the right to use the image in other forms and other forms of media, including but not limited to online, competitions and books of collections. Released in 2025 on Hahnemuhle PhotoRag 308 gsm paper. Printed using pigment ink from Canon on a Canon printer. In the artists words: In the Spring of 2025 I took a trip to the South West of the US. My first destination was Death Valley. I hear a lot about how hot and dry it is in Death Valley. Well when I was there it rained a few times! It was still hot. I think the rain dampened down the dust you often get in the air in these types of scene so made for amazing views. I am stood at Dante’s View to take this photo, the viewpoint is at over 5,500 feet. The white section below is the salt pans – look closely and you will see it isn’t over-exposed. The area at the bottom by is known as Badwater, it’s the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level. The scale in this photo is immense. The mountains on the left are thirty kilometres away. The small town of Furnace Creek in the right foreground is 35 km away. The Grapevine Mountains in the centre are about 80km away. So in the photo we are looking at an area of about 2,400 square km, or just over 900 square miles. That’s roughly the same area as sits within the M25 orbital road around London.