Gondola Study 1 – Canal Grande, Venice | Gerald Berghammer

GONDOLA STUDY 1 – CANAL GRANDE, VENICE | GERALD BERGHAMMER
This fine art photograph captures the timeless atmosphere of Venice in an elegant black-and-white composition. Created with a long exposure, the image shows traditional gondolas drifting in the foreground, their softened motion set against the steady vertical rhythm of the mooring poles. In the distance, historic Venetian palazzi emerge through a veil of mist, adding depth and a quiet sense of grandeur.

The monochrome palette heightens texture, architecture, and movement, resulting in a calm yet sophisticated visual statement. Balancing serenity with subtle drama, the photograph evokes nostalgia, stillness, and understated luxury—an image that rewards prolonged viewing.

Ideal as a statement piece for living spaces, offices, hotels, or galleries, this artwork brings refined European elegance and tranquillity to contemporary, minimalist, and classic interiors alike.

BUILT TO ORDER
Experience the art of personalization. Each artwork is carefully made to order, including the frame, and tailored to your style. Choose from a range of image sizes, finishes, and frame options to suit your preferences. Whether classic or modern, we have the perfect piece for your home or office.

EDITION NUMBERS
All photographs are produced in a limited edition for each format, making them unique works of art for your collection. Every artwork by Gerald Berghammer also comes with a certificate of authenticity. Once the edition has sold out, the work will no longer be produced in that size.

FINE ART PRINT ONLY
Printed as an archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, with a 4 cm white border for easy framing.

BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTO ON DIBOND – ILFORD B/W PAPER
This black-and-white print is produced on Ilford panchromatic paper, a highly sensitive material enhanced with optical brighteners. Brilliant whites and deep blacks give the image strong impact, while high optical density preserves the original tonality with crisp contrast. For added protection, the print is finished with a protective laminate.

The print is professionally mounted to an aluminium Dibond panel. It is available either frameless or framed in an aluminium ArtBox, in black or white. Additional frame colours are available on request.

FRAMELESS
With this option, the artwork appears to float. A 15 mm aluminium mounting profile is fixed to the reverse—fully hidden from the front—and serves as the hanging system. Ready to hang.

ALUMINIUM ARTBOX
The artwork is presented in a premium aluminium frame with a 25 mm profile depth. It sits flush to the wall using a gallery-rail hanging system. Available in black or white. For other frame colours, please contact us. Ready to hang.

ALUMINIUM FRAME WITH PASSE-PARTOUT
The aluminium frame is 1 cm wide and 2.5 cm deep, available in black or white. The image is produced as an archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta and mounted to an acid-free backing. The passe-partout is white and museum quality. The artwork is protected by anti-reflective glass (70% UV protection). Ready to hang.

COPYRIGHT
All rights reserved. No reproduction, distribution or modification without prior written permission.

For very large-format artworks, the aluminium mounting profile may vary depending on size and technical requirements. If you have any questions, please contact us.

THE ARTIST
Gerald Berghammer is an Austrian fine art photographer and international multi-award-winning artist. His work is distinguished by a clear, timeless visual language—reduced compositions, monochrome motifs, and long exposures that distil light, atmosphere, and quiet tension into precise, contemplative images. At once restrained and emotionally resonant, Berghammer’s photographs balance silence and structure, inviting a slower way of seeing.

At the centre of his practice is minimalist landscape photography. Horizons dissolve into haze, water becomes a soft plane of tone, and lines and textures emerge as subtle anchors within open space. By stripping the motif down to its essentials, Berghammer shifts attention to nuance: gradients, surfaces, transitions, and the fragile boundary between presence and absence. The resulting works do not aim to describe a place, but to evoke a state—an encounter with atmosphere, time, and stillness.

Berghammer works with both analogue and digital processes, selecting the medium that best serves each subject and the intended tonal character. Long exposure is a defining artistic tool, transforming fleeting weather and light into condensed, minimal forms. This rigorous reduction lends his images their distinctive calm and graphic clarity, allowing them to resonate in contemporary exhibition contexts as well as in architectural and interior settings.

For collectors and for interior and project-based applications, Gerald Berghammer offers professionally produced, museum-quality fine art prints in strictly limited editions. The works are made to archival standards and are suitable for private and commercial spaces—from homes and offices to hospitality, corporate, and architectural projects.

ANALOGUE PHOTOGRAPH / BLACK & WHITE ONLY
Gerald Berghammer uses analogue film cameras in medium, panoramic, and large format to create his distinctive photographs. For his analogue work, he uses black-and-white negative film in 6×6 cm, 6×7 cm, 6×17 cm, and 4×5 inch formats. He develops the negatives himself in his own darkroom. Only the negatives that meet his exacting quality standards are selected for inclusion in his portfolio.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY / BLACK & WHITE + COLOUR
For digital black-and-white and colour photography, Gerald uses a medium-format camera. Only digital medium format meets his exacting standards, enabling him to produce large-scale artworks without having to compromise on the finest details in the image. The precise tonal gradations are another major advantage.

SHIPPING
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Orders are dispatched within ten (10) business days. Standard delivery is made in protective packaging to the delivery address provided by the customer. We offer worldwide shipping.

Please note that shipments to destinations outside the European Union may be subject to customs duties, import taxes, and/or other charges imposed by the destination country. Any such fees are payable by the recipient and are not included in the shipping charges.

TRACKING
Upon dispatch, the customer will receive a shipping confirmation containing a tracking number issued by our certified shipping partners. The invoice will be provided as a PDF attachment for printing.