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The image is infused into the surface of the metal itself, not printed on top of it. Starlight reads as actual luminance rather than ink, which is why astrophotography belongs on metal.

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  • Float mount pre-installed
  • Numbered certificate of authenticity

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Manhattan Cosmic Pulse

New York City

From $100 · Four limited editions, as few as 100 prints

Behold the Enhanced Earth Formation - a geological symphony carved by millions of years of natural artistry. Every ridge, valley, and contour tells the epic story of our planet's magnificent evolution.

On a wall

18" × 12" shown to scale beside a standard 7ft sofa

Choose an edition

Each size is issued as its own limited edition. The larger the print, the smaller the run.

The wall print — reads as a proper wall piece from across a room

The size at which individual stars stop being texture and start being points of light you can pick out.

  • Float-mounted aluminium
  • Signed certificate of authenticity
  • Hand-numbered edition plate
  • Archival presentation box
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Total$225

Made to order · ships in 5-7 business days

  • Limited edition

    Numbered and retired for good once sold out.

  • 30-day returns on all prints

    If it does not work on your wall, send it back.

  • Ready to hang

    Float mount pre-installed. No framing required.

  • Secure checkout

    Payments handled by Stripe. We never see your card.

The story behind this frame

“The city makes its own weather, and its own light”

Manhattan does not offer you a composition; it offers you a hundred and asks you to choose. I worked the geometry — the way the avenues cut a corridor for the light, the way glass throws it back down again — and waited for the moment the sky and the streetlights reached the same brightness. That balance lasts a few minutes and then it is gone.

New York is a canyon system built in a century instead of an epoch. The light behaves the same way it does in stone: channelled, reflected, and briefly perfect.

— the SkySherpa photographer·Every frame shot, processed, and proofed by hand.

Dye-sublimated onto aluminium

The image is infused into the surface of the metal itself, not printed on top of it. Starlight reads as actual luminance rather than ink, which is why astrophotography belongs on metal.

Surface
High-gloss white-base aluminium
Deepest blacks and the widest colour gamut available in print.
Mounting
Float-mount frame, pre-installed
Hangs 15mm off the wall and appears to hover. Arrives ready to hang.
Glazing
None needed
No glass and no reflections washing out the dark tones. Nothing between you and the image.
Archival life
65+ years without fading
Waterproof, scratch-resistant, and rated for four times the lifespan of a paper print.

Care: Wipe with a dry microfibre cloth. No cleaners, no glass spray.

Field notes

New York City

MapStay
Camera
samsung Galaxy S23+
Lens
Samsung Galaxy S23+ Rear Telephoto Camera at 7mm
Aperture
f/2.4
Shutter
1/30
ISO
500
Captured
November 24, 2023

The sky that night

🌔Waxing gibbous, 83% lit

🌌Bortle 9 — Inner-city sky

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