Cuba Trinidad Antique Pressure Cooker Still Life Black And White Photography Vintage Kitchen Cookware Moody Wall Art Print | Limited Edition of 10
This black and white still life photograph was made in Cuba inside a rum factory, where rows of glass bottles and working surfaces create the kind of repetition you can’t fake. What you see is simple on the surface: inverted bottles lined up with tight spacing, catching light in small highlights while the rest of the frame drops into deeper shadows. But that simplicity is exactly why it works as fine art still life. The subject isn’t “bottles” so much as rhythm, texture, and control.
Still life photography is where intention shows up immediately. There’s no dramatic landscape to lean on, no big moment to chase. It’s about finding order in ordinary objects and shaping it into something that holds attention. In this scene, the repetition becomes the composition. The glass creates subtle variations from bottle to bottle, and the tonal range turns a functional space into something graphic and almost architectural. You can read it as industry, as craft, or simply as pattern and form—depending on how long you sit with it.
I’m drawn to places like this because they’re honest. A factory isn’t styled for the camera. It’s built for work. That’s where the mood comes from: real surfaces, real light, real marks of use. In black and white, the image leans into contrast and structure, stripping away distractions and letting the viewer focus on the shape of the glass, the density of the line-up, and the quiet precision of the scene. It’s minimal, but not empty. It’s restrained, but not cold.
This photograph was created on location from real observation, in a real working environment. I wasn’t assembling props or inventing a scene. I was standing there watching the light move across the glass, waiting for the balance between highlight and shadow to feel right. That’s where still life becomes personal—the choices are deliberate, and the final frame reflects how I saw the space in that moment.
Each print is produced from my original photograph, printed with care, signed by me, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. It’s a piece that works well in kitchens, dining spaces, bars, offices, and modern interiors—anywhere you want something graphic and timeless that rewards a closer look.
If you’re drawn to still life details with this kind of texture and history, you may also appreciate Antique Pressure Cooker Still Life In Cuba.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2017
Edition Information
This photograph is released as a signed and numbered edition of 10 prints across all available sizes. Each print is individually signed and numbered by the artist on the reverse and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Once all 10 prints have been sold, this work will be permanently retired, and no further numbered editions will be produced in any size or format. A small number of Artist Proofs may be retained by the artist for archival or exhibition purposes.
Museum Quality Fine Art Prints
All prints are produced by the artist using archival pigment inks on professional photographic paper with a subtle luster finish.
This paper offers a balanced surface that enhances tonal depth, preserves fine detail, and reduces glare under typical indoor lighting conditions.
Each print is carefully inspected prior to dispatch to ensure consistency of finish and presentation.
Free Worldwide Delivery
Each print is personally produced, signed, and packaged by me at my studio in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Orders are shipped worldwide via Canada Post at no additional cost. Delivery times may vary based on destination and local customs processing.
During periods of travel for on-location photographic work, dispatch may be delayed until I return to the studio.
