By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
The Wolf of Main Street III
Ghost Town, USA 2015
Standard
Edition of 12
Image Size: 37" x 61"
Framed Size (with a 5" mat): 52" x 76"
Large
Edition of 12
Image Size: 56" x 92"
Framed Size (with a 5" mat): 71" x 107"
A Small Artist Proof may be available upon request.
Price includes David Yarrow's custom black ash frame with white linen archival mat and UV protective acrylic.
The print is also available unframed and with custom framing options. Please inquire.
Archival Pigment Print. All prints are on 315gsm Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta paper and varnished after processing to give both endurance and sheen. Each is signed, dated and numbered on the front.
David Yarrow's narrative on "The Wolf of Main Street III":
"Sometimes the most engaging pictures just happen with no real forward planning, but rather a spontaneous reaction to a fresh canvas that just presents itself. This staged shot in a ghost town in Montana was one such occasion.
We had finished filming on a cold January morning and retreated to the only working premises in the deserted town to get warm and have a drink. Our refuge met every preconception of what a timeless wild west American inn should look like – a long wooden bar, wagon wheels on the ceiling, faded black and white photographs of the glory years, the odd moose head and of course a pool table.
My cameras were packed away, but I saw an opportunity. There was just enough light in the room to work an image that told a story of tough folk living at the last frontier.
I asked the bar owner, Rosie – who had a “seen it all before” look about him, if he had a problem with us bringing a wolf into the deserted bar. Not a normal request perhaps, but he welcomed the idea, only asking what the wolf liked to drink.
The central premise of the shot was that I wanted everyone to behave as if a wolf in a bar was the most normal occurrence in this part of the world – they should act with total indifference. The difficulty with the idea was that I had so little light to play with that my depth of focus would be measured in centimeters. The focus had to be the wolf’s eyes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment