Bare Tree and Skyscraper - Philadelphia Monochrome Photography
A bare winter tree silhouettes itself against the glass face of a Philadelphia Center City skyscraper, organic line meeting hard geometry across the frame. Philadelphia's downtown has grown vertically in glass and steel since the late 1980s, when the unwritten gentleman's agreement that no building rise above William Penn's hat on City Hall finally broke with One Liberty Place in 1987. The bare branches in the foreground predate that skyline by decades. Rendered in monochrome, the photograph reduces the scene to texture, edge, and tone — no color to soften the slab behind. The image captures two timelines pressed against each other — biological and engineered.
About this print
Each print is produced in a small, signed edition. Sizes range from 12×16 in to 30×40 in across nine formats — pick the one that fits your wall, not the one closest to standard. Custom sizes available on request: write to me.
Materials & Care
Fine Art Print — archival 308 gsm cotton rag, pigment inks, 100+ year display life. Frame behind glass or float-mount.
Canvas — gallery-wrap on a 1.5 in poplar stretcher, satin laminate, ready to hang.
Framed — fine art print, mounted, matted, and framed in a thin black or natural wood profile under museum glass.
Metal — image infused into brushed aluminum, float-mounted with a hidden bracket.
Acrylic — face-mounted under 4 mm acrylic, polished edges, hung with a recessed cleat.
Dust with a soft dry cloth. Keep out of direct sunlight to preserve the inks.
Shipping & returns
Prints ship from the studio within 5–7 business days, made to order. Worldwide tracked shipping. Each print is rolled in an archival tube (or crated for framed/glass/metal/acrylic).
If a print arrives damaged, send a photo within 7 days of delivery and I'll replace it. Because every print is made to order, returns for change-of-mind aren't accepted — but if you're not sure about size or material, write to me before ordering and I'll help you pick.
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