Edition Details
This is a c-print on Fuji crystal semi-matte paper. Ideally, we recommend purchasing this print along with its sister print Reflections on the Arctic Sea. Edition sizes are as follows;
8" x 10" - 200 editions at $40.00 each.
11" x 14" - 300 editions at $90.00 each.
16" x 20" - 50 editions at $250.00 each.
20" x 30" - 20 editions at $750.00 each.
All images come with a numbered certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Please note that sizes quoted are for the size of the paper, not the image. We do not alter the aspect ratio or edit the artist's original image in any way. All images have a minimum .5 inch white border.
Artist Statement
I am a member of a group of people known as The Random Travelers Society. We gather together for a weekend once a year at a place chosen in a random fashion: at every meeting we pick the next location by throwing an inflatable globe in the air, and a blindfolded person picks the next spot by placing a finger on the globe. The rules dictate that we shall meet at the nearest bar to this spot. As the vast majority of Earth's surface is covered by water, the rule often leads us to remote islands. This photo was taken on a trip the Society made to Eastern Greenland in August 2008. A local fisherman took us on a long boat ride and finally left us off next to the mouth of a gigantic glacier. At this spot the members of the group convened for globe-throwing to select our next destination -- this turned out to be the Cape Verde islands off the coast of Western Africa. The place is unbelievably barren: no animals, no vegetation. The temperature only a few degrees above freezing point even in the summer.
VILLE MIETTINEN is a Finnish photographer born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1975. Since then he has lived in the United States in California and Illinois, and later on in Finland and Switzerland. His professional career revolves around building software and technology companies, mainly in the field of computer graphics. This work has taken him all around the planet. After several years of travelling more than 200 days a year, Ville began photography as a way to document his life and travels--a way to keep a diary. Since 2006 Ville has been practicing photography in more than 50 countries on all seven continents. Most of his work is high-dynamic range photography using multiple exposures. Ville currently lives in Helsinki, Finland and maintains a hectic travel schedule.
