Highland Cow Portrait Campulung Moldovenesc | Limited Edition of 10
Direct Gaze Of A Romanian Highland Cow
There is a certain stillness in the Romanian countryside that feels older than the road that brought me there. This portrait was made just outside Câmpulung Moldovenesc, where the hills begin to rise gently into the Carpathians and the farms are stitched together by memory more than infrastructure. I had been walking through open pastureland when this highland cow stepped forward—slowly, deliberately—and looked straight into the lens with a calm that felt almost confrontational in its quietness.
The horns stretch outward in a subtle arc, worn and matte with age. The fur along the ears carries that thick, uneven texture you only find in animals that live year-round outdoors. There’s a softness to the muzzle, but the eyes hold something entirely different—alert, assessing, curious. In monochrome, every strand of hair along the brow catches the diffused light differently, building contrast not from colour but from tone and form. The shallow depth of field blurs the background farmhouse, leaving only the foreground in focus.
I photographed this on location during my travels through northern Romania, standing in a damp meadow with the smell of hay and earth hanging in the air. Moments like this aren’t arranged—they unfold, often quickly—and I find myself working instinctively, adjusting position and composition in real time as the animal moves or shifts its stance.
Each print is produced using archival pigment inks on professional-grade paper, then personally signed by me and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. It’s a quiet image, but one that holds weight when printed—texture becomes tactile, shadow takes on depth, and the gaze meets yours differently from across a room.
If you’re drawn to expressive animal portraiture with presence and restraint, you may also appreciate my Highland Cow Black And White.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2011
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.
Premium Archival Fine Art Prints
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.
Worldwide Delivery Included
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.
