Edition Details
This is a c-print on Fuji crystal semi-matte paper. 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
This image was taken in January 2007 in the city of Agra, the home of the most iconic temple on the planet, the Taj Mahal. When visiting the temple area we were forced to accept the services of a local guide who had an immensely annoying habit: every twenty seconds he stopped, and told us to take a photo from a particular position and with a particular framing, and wouldn't continue the tour until we had obeyed. In the end I managed to lose the guide, and was able to take some shots on my own. In this one I used the black silhouettes of people visiting the temple to create a frame within a frame.
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 traveling 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 coutnries on all seven continents. Most of his work is high-dynamic range photography using multiple exposures. Ville currently lives in Helsinki, Fnland and maintains a hectic travel schedule.
