HAYDUKE LIVES
Compelling photographs are a timeless way to experience different places and fleeting moments. One of these inspired photos on your wall will momentarily transport you to another place and time!
My printed-in-the-USA fine art photographs are created to exacting standards and will impress you with both their beauty and quality. I’ve carefully chosen the finest print media and processes available to offer a genuinely premium product.
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Compelling photographs are a timeless way to experience different places and fleeting moments. One of these inspired photos on your wall will momentarily transport you to another place and time!
My printed-in-the-USA fine art photographs are created to exacting standards and will impress you with both their beauty and quality. I’ve carefully chosen the finest print media and processes available to offer a genuinely premium product.
Watermark shown on image is removed before printing. FREE SHIPPING on all orders!
Compelling photographs are a timeless way to experience different places and fleeting moments. One of these inspired photos on your wall will momentarily transport you to another place and time!
My printed-in-the-USA fine art photographs are created to exacting standards and will impress you with both their beauty and quality. I’ve carefully chosen the finest print media and processes available to offer a genuinely premium product.
Watermark shown on image is removed before printing. FREE SHIPPING on all orders!
STORY BEHIND THE SHOT:
This shot is from 2012 and is suitably unrefined - grainy and a bit beat up - considering the subject matter. Those of you familiar with the American author Edward Abbey (1927-1989) may immediately recognize what the graffiti in the photo refers to. For those who are not: Abbey has long been considered something like the ruffian-philosopher-king-poet-laureate of the American Southwest. His books range from autobiographical musings on culture and place (Desert Solitaire) to high adventure (The Monkey Wrench Gang). When you live in the southwest as long as I did, spending a lot of time reading, thinking, and exploring the vast expanses that characterize that part of the world, you almost can't help but run into Abbey's influence. Having read several of his books and being largely sympathetic to his viewpoint, I have tracked down places that his fictional characters appeared in. One of these places is in Utah, on a gravel road that switchbacks up over a thousand feet to attain a beautiful mesa (I will not be more specific).
One of Abbey's best known characters is George Washington Hayduke - a militant, passionate, capable wreck who is heartbroken by the exploitation of the southwest. At the end of The Monkey Wrench Gang, Hayduke dies... or does he? "Hayduke lives!" became a rallying cry of sorts, a defiant shout into the ear of the American corporogoverndustrial complex, for those who shared this fictional man's deep revulsion toward so-called "progress" at the expense of the wild. I found this graffiti while traveling this road mentioned in Abbey's book, and thought it a fitting tribute. The irony here, of course, is that I write this on the internet - a platform which has contributed more to the destruction of wild places I know than any mining or logging in my lifetime. If Hayduke lives, he's surely coming for all the influencers who love to "out" places for likes-n-comments dopamine hits, social media cred, and cold hard American digitally-printed inflationary dollars. For my part, I love the wild open expanses of the west, enjoy taking photos of what I see, and refrain from being too specific about where I see it.
PRINT OPTIONS, DETAILS, AND FAQ:
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These impressive mini artworks can be used in myriad ways. Use them as inexpensive desk art. Use several different prints to build a wall collage. Or write a note on the back and send a very special message to a loved one!
Printed in the USA on keepsake-quality, extra-thick 18pt stock with a matte finish and a velvety surface feel. Full bleed - print extends to the edges.
4×6”. Single mini prints available for local pickup only.
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Elegant and perfect for both framing or simply pinning to your wall. These pieces are printed at our local upscale custom framing and print shop. I provide my own professional fine art paper for use with their wide-format Canon printer.
I choose to use Red River Paper’s premium Palo Duro Softgloss Rag, a 100% cotton, acid-free, museum-grade paper with no optical brighteners. This 315gsm, 16.5mil heavyweight paper feels great in hand and the semi-gloss, subtly-textured surface brings the photos to life beautifully. The paper’s lack of acids and brighteners, combined with Canon’s durable pigment inks, mean the prints are truly archival in nature.
Printed with a proportionate white border for easy framing and a classic matted look if hung frameless.
Available shipped or for local pickup in 8×12”, 12×18”, 16×24”, 24×36”, and 40×60” formats.
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This is a premium, modern approach to displaying art. A metal print makes a gorgeous showpiece of the photograph, easily lasts for generations, and displays beautifully with no framing. The image irresistibly draws your eye with vibrant colors and remarkable depth. Between the image quality and the striking physical presence of a metal print, the overall impression is one of high-end fine art.
A metal print “floats” off the wall on a hidden mount for dramatic presentation. Metal prints are extremely durable - resistant to bending, scratching, and breakage.
I don’t use the budget metal print shops, instead choosing the nation’s premium metal-only print shop for my photographs. These high-end, semi-gloss ChromaLuxe aluminum panels are dye-sublimated in the USA to exacting standards. Full bleed only - print extends to edges. Hanging hardware included.
Available shipped or for local pickup in 8×12”, 12×18”, 16×24”, 24×36”, and 40×60” formats.
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Watermarks shown on images are removed before printing - these are used to help prevent piracy.
All prints include my maker’s mark on the back as proof of authenticity.
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The physical print may vary slightly from what you see on your monitor. This is because monitors vary with regards to brightness, contrast, saturation, and color temperature. One thing your print will be for certain: Absolutely beautiful!
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