Big Water Book (with 8" x 8" Print)

$400.00

Big Water: Photographs of Virginia’s Eastern Shore by David Rathbone

Five years in the making, Big Water is an ode to an often overlooked part of the world. Surrounded by the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, Virginia’s Eastern Shore is a landscape that has been both changed and unchanged since Captain John Smith visited the area on his first explorations of North America.

“Growing up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the Eastern Shore would show up like a mirage on the north horizon line across the Chesapeake Bay. Some days it was visible, others it was gone. A world away from the Navy bases and industrial shipyards of Virginia Beach and the greater Hampton Roads area, the distance seemed much greater than the 17 miles of water that separate the two areas.” - David Rathbone

This edition contains 20 copies of the book, each paired with one of five Platinum Palladium prints made by the artist. There are five of each print in the edition.

Platinum Palladium prints are made by the photographer in his Virginia Beach studio. Each print is made on Arches Platine paper with an overall dimension of 11” x 15” with a printed image area of 8” x 8”. Each print is part of a limited edition set and is signed and numbered.

Hardcover, 12 x 12 Inches, 60 Pages, 40 Tritone Plates

Limited to 100 total printed copies.

$12 flat rate shipping within US.

$25 flat rate shipping to the UK and Ireland.

Contact for other international shipping rates. Ships within 3-5 days.

Published by Saw & Mitre Press.

Designed and printed in the United States.

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Big Water: Photographs of Virginia’s Eastern Shore by David Rathbone

Five years in the making, Big Water is an ode to an often overlooked part of the world. Surrounded by the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, Virginia’s Eastern Shore is a landscape that has been both changed and unchanged since Captain John Smith visited the area on his first explorations of North America.

“Growing up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the Eastern Shore would show up like a mirage on the north horizon line across the Chesapeake Bay. Some days it was visible, others it was gone. A world away from the Navy bases and industrial shipyards of Virginia Beach and the greater Hampton Roads area, the distance seemed much greater than the 17 miles of water that separate the two areas.” - David Rathbone

This edition contains 20 copies of the book, each paired with one of five Platinum Palladium prints made by the artist. There are five of each print in the edition.

Platinum Palladium prints are made by the photographer in his Virginia Beach studio. Each print is made on Arches Platine paper with an overall dimension of 11” x 15” with a printed image area of 8” x 8”. Each print is part of a limited edition set and is signed and numbered.

Hardcover, 12 x 12 Inches, 60 Pages, 40 Tritone Plates

Limited to 100 total printed copies.

$12 flat rate shipping within US.

$25 flat rate shipping to the UK and Ireland.

Contact for other international shipping rates. Ships within 3-5 days.

Published by Saw & Mitre Press.

Designed and printed in the United States.

 

A Book Five Years In The Making…

This project started in 2018 with a day-trip to photograph Kiptopeke State Park on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. It turned in to a five year project documenting the farmlands and waterways of this beautiful, often overlooked area of the country.

The quality of this printing is the best I could find after a year of searching for the right production partners. It would have been easiest to go overseas to make it, however it was a personal goal to make it as close to home as possible. Every detail has been considered. I’m overjoyed by the outcome and I think you will be too.

 
 

“Rugged, austere, dramatic, and breathtaking - Rathbone’s lens both calms and awakens the senses. These piercing images invite me to remember the paradox that life is as solitary as a lone stone, and also as connected as coastal waterways that flow outward like arteries in a body. Life is crisp in black and white, but it’s also the shades of gray in between.”

Libby Kurz, Poet, Author “The Heart Room”