The moment you hit the water, you’re overcome by a profound sense of nothingness. At times, it feels almost like vertigo as you try to orient yourself. When you look down and around your fins, there's only blue.
The scale of the ocean defies understanding. And yet, when you dip your head below the surface—amid all the nothingness—something appears.
Unlike most terrestrial wildlife encounters, the third dimension comes into play in the water. You soon find yourself surrounded by living things larger than any you’ve ever seen before.
Just a few miles off the coast of Dominica, the ocean floor drops thousands of feet—making these close encounters all the more surreal.
Sperm whales dive to incredible depths, sometimes for an hour or two at a time, to hunt for giant squid in the pitch-black waters. Their bodies push the boundaries of physiology. On rare occasions, when they surface for air, they may take a brief moment to sleep, sometimes vertically, in a scene that would look right at home in a Spielberg science fiction film.
Whether it's the Bee Gees or Calvin Harris that comes to mind with the title, the sentiment remains the same.
In the endless expanse of the sea, comfort comes from touch—not distance.
From connection—not the space between.
And in those quiet moments underwater, you quickly realize just how much we share.
LIMITED EDITION
A moment captured for a life on paper.
Eric works with a renowned print studio in Brooklyn, New York, known for decades of expertise in archival pigment printing. The local lab allows for a collaborative approach, ensuring that his intended vision is expressed in the final artwork. When cared for properly, archival pigment prints can last for over a century.
Archival Pigment Prints
Modern printmaking, refined. Pigment prints utilize state-of-the-art digital technology and high-quality pigment-based inks to achieve striking reproductions. A digital image is applied directly onto the paper using precision inkjet printers, ensuring both image quality and longevity.
Vision meets the surface. Archival papers differ in weight, material, and texture. A paper is chosen to best suit the intent of the piece, from satin finishes to enhance rich shadows and colors, to handmade Japanese rice paper that offers a more textured and vintage feel.
The edition size ensures that only the number of prints indicated will ever be produced. Each print is proofed, reviewed, numbered, and signed by Eric, and includes a Certificate of Authenticity that is unique to your artwork.
Prices from $3,500 USD
20'' x 30'' / 50.8 x 76.2 cm
Edition of 15 + 2 AP
24'' x 36'' / 61 x 91.4 cm
Edition of 7 + 2 AP
40'' x 60'' / 101.6 x 152.4 cm
Edition of 5 + 2 AP
50'' x 75'' / 127 x 190.5 cm
Edition of 3 + 2 AP
72'' x 48'' / 182.9 x 121.9 cm (Portrait)
Edition of 3 + 2 AP
8'' x 12'' / 20.3 x 30.5 cm
Edition of 5 + 2 AP
12'' x 18'' / 30.5 x 45.7 cm
Edition of 3 + 2 AP
Larger pieces available by commission
For my first experience taking my camera underwater, I could not have been presented with a better encounter.
This photograph remains one of my personal favorites to date.
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Pigment-based inks and precision digital technology achieve striking reproductions. Each image is applied directly onto archival paper using high-fidelity inkjet printers, ensuring both image quality and longevity.
Archival papers differ in weight, material, and texture. Each is chosen to best suit the intent of the piece—from satin finishes that enhance shadows and color, to washi that offers a textured, tactile feel.
Silver gelatin prints are produced using traditional darkroom techniques that date back to the early 20th century. The image is exposed onto paper coated with a light-sensitive silver salt emulsion and developed through chemical processing.
The paper's gelatin layer captures intricate details and textures within an image. Prints reveal rich blacks and a broad tonal range, giving each piece a distinct dimensionality.
Each edition is strictly limited to the number of prints indicated. Every work is proofed, reviewed, signed, and accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
A select number of Artist Proofs are reserved for the artist, family, or collectors.
Platinum-palladium printing originated in the 19th century. It is a manual process requiring extensive preparation and craftsmanship, and some of the rarest metals on earth.
A digital photograph is converted to a negative of the image, which is then used in this traditional contact printing method.
Rich blacks, soft grays, and detail in shadows are unmatched, even by modern inkjet printers. Smooth tonal transitions and a warm appearance create a print that is uniquely platinum.
Black brush strokes around the edge of the image from the chemical application reveal the handmade nature of the piece—no two will ever be the same.
Platinum-palladium prints have an archival rating of more than 1,500 years.
A solution of noble metals is used to coat the paper, allowing for the print's longevity. When ultraviolet light is exposed through this digital negative onto the chemical layer, platinum particles become physically embedded in the fibers of the paper. These particles form the image, which is then developed in a chemical bath.
Each edition is strictly limited to the number of prints indicated. Every work is proofed, reviewed, signed, and accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
A select number of Artist Proofs are reserved for the artist, family, or collectors.
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