Gdansk Poland city centre street | Limited Edition of 10
Gabled Facades Along A Cobblestone City Street
I photographed this street in Gdansk, Poland, with the frame built around the long sweep of facades on the left and the cobblestone roadway pulling the eye toward the distance. The buildings are tightly packed, but no two fronts feel identical. Narrow windows repeat in vertical rows, plaster surfaces shift from smooth to weathered, and curved or stepped gables continually break the roofline. Farther down the street, an ornate tower rises above the surrounding buildings and gives the composition a strong visual destination.
What held me here was the layering. The first facades are large and close, then the buildings gradually compress as the street recedes. A more modern geometric facade appears farther down, creating a quiet contrast with the older architecture around it. I kept the photograph in black and white because the structure is what matters most to me—the window grids, masonry, rooftops, street lamps, stone paving, and the weight of the cloudy sky. That combination of architecture and street perspective is also why the image fits naturally within my black and white city wall art.
The cobblestones are important. They create a textured foreground that keeps the lower half of the photograph active without competing with the architecture, while the diagonal curb and building line guide the eye deeper into the scene. A few small figures near the distant end of the street give the buildings scale without becoming the subject. I like that balance; the photograph still feels unmistakably urban, yet it remains more about place, form, and the character of Gdansk than about a single moment of activity.
This photograph is offered as a limited edition of only 10 prints. I personally sign each print, and every one includes a certificate of authenticity. It is printed with archival pigment inks on premium archival paper, giving the fine detail in the windows, plaster, stone, and sky the clarity I want in a finished print. For a collector drawn to European architecture, old city streets, or restrained black-and-white wall art, I can see this working especially well in a contemporary, industrial, or traditional interior where the architectural lines have room to breathe.
For more work from this part of Europe, I also include this photograph in my Poland wall art photography.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2013
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.
