Brazil Print Sale
It’s Carnaval right now in Brazil. In celebration of this special time and of a country where I’ve photographed with deep conviction over the last 10 years, we are offering a 5 DAYS ONLY small print, out-of-print book, and large collector print sale. (Ends midnight February 10. We extended one day because of the Burn site crashes. These signed photographs are limited by both time and size. I won’t ever print any of these again in this size. One time deal. Many of you have tracked my Brazil work over the years, the photo essays in NatGeo magazine on both Bahia and Rio, the book.
The concept of low priced prints has been controversial for some. We had big discussions about it at Magnum as well, prior to the Magnum 6×6 online sales. Like everything else in life, new concepts always create ire for those who want to stick with what has always happened before. From my view, and I got this concept from Henri Cartier-Bresson himself, photographs should be available for all, not for only those with enough income to get into the collector market. HCB never did limited editions, hence his print prices were relatively low during his lifetime.
For young people wishing to think about collecting in the future, this is a good way to start. As for the actual value of a small print? Well all I know is that the Magnum staff and photographers themselves jumped on collecting each other for such a low price. Sure the bigger prints have more value. No question about it. Yet they cost ten times as much for twice the size…I have no doubt that the small prints will not only retain value but increase in value quickly.
I have Michael Courvoisier doing our printing. I have been working with Mike on exhibition and collector prints for 10 years or more…He personally cares about everything he produces for me. It’s the key reason my prints are just a bit more expensive than the Magnum small prints. They cost more to produce, they are also larger (a 6×9 image size on 8.5 x 11 inch paper)…And, at Burn we have decided to offer you Free Shipping in the US and $15 Flat Rate Shipping for the rest of the world.
Yet enough biz talk. Even with Burn and my workshops and all the other stuff that flows in my front door, at the end I only really do one thing. Make photographs. I am a photographer only. I have not stopped shooting since I was 14. There is a mountain of work never seen. Anyway, the work here represents what I did in Brazil. Some of it in the last book , some of it will be in the next book. My legacy as a photographer is all I care about. Not how I earned a living. So the Brazil “era” will have a place I think. Something special happened to me in Brazil. In the zone. Right mood right time right collaborators. Ahh Rio, ahh Bahia. Big love.
– David
Details:
- You may choose from 22 of my images from Bahia and Rio- for just $125 US ($14o for the Rest of the World) including shipping. These signed photographs are limited by both time and size. I won’t ever print any of these again in this size. One time deal.
- To be eligible for Free Shipping in the US, please use code FREESHIPBRAZIL upon checkout.
- To be eligible for $15 Flat Rate Shipping for the rest of the world, you can select that as your shipping option upon checkout.
- Our collaborative book (based on a true story) set in Rio will end up as the best book of my career (and we have 5 copies of the long sold-out original hardcover folio available in the sale). I’m working hard on my next book, worked hard on other books too, yet the Rio book is the ONE.
- We also have a few collector prints, and a few sets of books and print sets to round out the offering.
All available here:
BRAZIL. Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro. 2015.
Hope all went well David, the digital world sure has taken its toll on prints for now………. but there are those that don’t like the back lit screen imagery. A revival awaits
Me I have pretty much reduced my presence on the net just do single page stuff for small devices looks best in ipad size
The plastic crab seller’s up for sale! YAY! Love that picture; it always reminds me of this:
https://youtu.be/in1eK3x1PBI
“I won’t ever print any of these again in this size.”
Why not? They’re your pictures, you can print them any way and any time you feel like it. Tell the Gnattering Gnellies who say you can’t do that to go fly a kite.
I’m inclined to think along the same lines as Akaky. In a digital world the limiting of prints seems a bit silly. I appreciate, however, that a skilled printer will print a set and that’s it but it still seems a little artificial to me. I struggle some on this issue.
– Paul.
IF you have facebook go have a look here.
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limited time signed print sale.
No secret I am a massive fan of his work. Buy these to frame and hang and enjoy, not put in a box with your apple shares. Check em out, you might even be surprised and you get to help a great artist put food on his table and keep the heating on.
Stuck this here as this feed is long dead and also didnt want to spam the current essay. Just so you know.