Ascent Through Time

“Ascent Through Time” captures an early morning image of a solitary hiker making their way toward the summit of the Sutter Buttes, the eroded heart of a volcano that last roared 1.2 million years ago. Photographed with a Hasselblad 500cm medium format camera with a Zeiss 80mm Planar lens on Kodak T-Max 100 film—pushed one stop in processing - the image reveals the stark contrasts of soft light and shadow that define this ancient landscape. Billowing storm clouds loom above, their towering forms echoing the rugged volcanic ridges below, while the lone traveler underscores the scale and endurance of both nature and human spirit. This black-and-white photograph is a meditation on time: the fleeting passage of one figure against the unyielding permanence of stone and sky. A fine art study in light, form, and resilience, it invites viewers to consider the immensity of geological time and our small but meaningful place within it.

“Ascent Through Time” is offered as a signed and numbered fine art print, carefully crafted using archival pigment inks on museum-grade paper to preserve its richness for generations.

Limited edition (25 prints per size) on archival print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, signed and numbered.

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