Old crashed plane abandoned on Solheimasandur beach | Art Photo | Limited Edition of 10
Wrecked DC-3 on Iceland’s Solheimasandur Black Sand
On Iceland’s Solheimasandur Beach, stripped bare by wind and volcanic sand, sits the wreckage of a U.S. Navy DC-3—broken, skeletal, and oddly still. This wall art print captures the aircraft as it is today: a ghost of metal left in a black desert, open to the elements and whatever meaning people bring with them when they visit.
The fuselage is torn open. Rivets hang loose. The wings are long gone. What’s left is hollow, weathered, and resting quietly against the dark sand. In this image, the composition leans slightly off-centre, allowing the emptiness around the plane to speak just as loudly. The monochrome palette makes the texture even sharper—the pitting in the metal, the streaks from rain, the tonal contrast between wreckage and sky.
This isn’t a dramatic shot. There’s no special lighting, no filters, no tricks. It’s flat and honest—how it looked that day. The strength of this piece is in its restraint. It doesn’t push an emotion—it lets the viewer bring their own. For some, it’s eerie. For others, it’s beautiful.
As wall art, this image brings a stark presence to a space. It fits perfectly in modern, minimalist, or industrial interiors—places where texture, space, and contrast matter. It’s also a natural fit for collectors drawn to aviation history or desolate landscapes.
Like all my work, this is real photography—captured on location, printed by hand in my studio, and signed individually. No AI, no staging. Just the truth of the scene as it stood. This piece is part of my Aircraft Photography Collection, where I document planes not just in flight, but in rest, ruin, and quiet transformation. It also belongs in my broader Abandoned Photography Collection, which explores the overlooked beauty of objects and places long left behind.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2022
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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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.
