Bringing Sunwapta Falls Home
This image has a different energy than most of our Rocky Mountain prints. Where others invite stillness, Sunwapta Falls brings movement and power — the silky rush of water carved by a long exposure, the deep canyon walls, the raw force of the river meeting rock. It's a photograph that commands attention in a room.
The tonal range in this image — cool blue-greens in the rushing water, warm browns and ochres in the canyon rock, bright whites in the spray — responds dramatically to different print formats. On fine art paper, the long-exposure water takes on an almost ethereal, silk-like quality, with beautiful tonal gradations from white spray to deep pool. Canvas brings out the rugged texture of the canyon walls and adds a warmth that grounds the image. Metal or acrylic is where this photograph really comes alive — the contrast between the smooth water and the rough rock sharpens, and the sense of depth looking down into the canyon becomes almost vertiginous.
All prints are produced to order by our local print lab using archival inks and materials built to last. Read the story behind this photograph →