22 December

“Morning Path,” For Sale

by Jon Katz

I’ve never had as much response to a photograph (except for Red when he came) as I have had to this photograph, I call it the “Morning Path.”

So we are still offering it for sale. In the photographic world in 2018, a huge sale is not really huge – I’ve sold about 18 prints.

But in the age of the cell phone camera, that is a lot, it is the new huge. I don’t charge $1,000 for my photos.

But I’ve had a few hundred messages about it, and Maria is selling it on her Etsy Shop for $125 plus shipping. In the world of art photography, that is considered a bargain.

I like the idea of my photos going out into the world – I see them as angels sailing forth to brighten walls and lives, that’s why I never copyright or bookmark them. I lowered the price of this by $5 because there was so much interest.

It’s not much, but all I can afford to do.

I charge enough to cover costs and make a small profit.

The photo will be printed on the highest quality rag paper by my incredibly gifted and conscientious printer, the Image Loft In Manchester, Vt. There are not many people in the world who care as much as they do about the quality of their work (and mine.)

The print is 8 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches.

The photos will be signed and unframed and shipped in a the strongest available tube. It takes about two weeks to print them and send them off.

You can see the photo here. Thanks for your interest in it, this reaffirms my love of photography. The photo just seems to grab people.

I took it at sunrise about two weeks ago, I saw the sun through the trees from my bedroom window and rushed outside minutes before the mist started to burn out. I think the power of the photo is the idea of taking a path to a better place.

I think this is something we all need to feel these days. I just love it that photographs can sometimes do that. And isn’t that the point?

Photography has radically altered my life, it has helped me to see the world anew. I love taking pictures like this, and it means the world to me that people like them enough to want to buy them.

The Christmas shopping season is blessedly ending, and I imagine a lot of people have no money left. But one woman in California said she was buying the photo as a “gift for me.” That was neat.

So in you are interested, take a look, Maria says she’s willing to sell the photo as long as even one person wants it.  Thanks for liking it so much. And happy holidays.

 

4 Comments

  1. Beautiful photo. You might consider making it in a size that doesn’t require a custom mat. Often framing can be more than the art work. Standard sizes help keep the cost dow.

    1. Thanks, this is the size the printer, Maria and I like. We are well aware of the costs of printing and framing, Maria did that work for some years I appreciate the good words.

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