Waiting Beneath The Cross In Zagreb | Limited Edition of 10
Elderly Vendor Outside Concrete Church In Winter
I came across this quiet scene while walking through a residential part of Zagreb on a cold afternoon when the streets felt more functional than social. The church itself stood back from the road in that particular mid-century concrete style that seems to hover somewhere between solemn and stark. Tall columns rose from the pavement like unfinished thoughts. Between them, textured glass panels created a geometric grid that caught just enough ambient light to give the structure a muted presence without drawing attention to itself.
It wasn’t the architecture alone that made me stop, though. Off to the left of the main entrance sat an older woman bundled into a winter coat and a knit cap, perched on a small stool beside a modest stack of cardboard boxes. The arrangement wasn’t dramatic or staged in any way. A few small items were laid out for passersby who might care to notice. Most didn’t. The symmetry of the church behind her felt immense, almost institutional, while her presence in the frame was personal and temporary. That tension is what held me there long enough to make the photograph.
I took this image on location while travelling through Zagreb, drawn by the stillness of the moment more than anything else. There was no performance here—just someone enduring the day beneath a structure built for permanence. The cross mounted to the glass wall behind her seemed less symbolic and more structural in that moment, another vertical form echoing the column to its left, anchoring the space without commentary.
Each print is personally signed and includes a certificate of authenticity. Produced using archival pigment inks on museum-grade photographic paper, the tonal range and subtle surface detail are preserved to reflect the quiet complexity of the original scene as it existed that day.
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© Dan Kosmayer, 2020
Limited Edition of 10
This photograph is released as a signed and numbered limited edition of only 10 prints in total across all available sizes combined—not 10 prints in each size.
Every size is drawn from the same edition. Whether the photograph is purchased as a small print or at the largest available size, it uses one of the 10 edition numbers.
I personally sign and number each print on the reverse, and every print is accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity recording its title, dimensions, medium, edition number, and date of issue.
Once all 10 prints have been sold, the edition will be permanently closed. No additional numbered editions of the photograph will be produced in another size or format.
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I personally produce every photograph using archival pigment inks on premium archival paper with a subtle luster finish.
The paper provides rich tonal depth, excellent fine-detail reproduction, and a refined surface that reduces distracting glare under normal indoor lighting. It is especially well suited to both color and black-and-white photography.
Each photograph is sold as an unframed fine art print, allowing it to be framed according to the collector’s space and personal style.
Before a print leaves my studio, I carefully inspect it for color, tonal accuracy, surface quality, and overall presentation. Nothing is outsourced, and every finished print passes through my hands.
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Every print is personally produced, inspected, signed, numbered, and carefully packaged by me at my studio in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Worldwide delivery is included in the listed price, so there is no additional shipping charge added during checkout. I select an appropriate tracked delivery service based on the destination, print size, and current shipping requirements.
Delivery times vary by destination and may be affected by customs processing or circumstances beyond my control.
Because I also travel extensively to create new photographic work, studio dispatch may occasionally be delayed while I am away. When that happens, the print will be produced and shipped as soon as I return to the studio.
