Black sand beach in soft morning light, fine lines drawn in the wet sand by a receding wave under a pastel sky

Vertical print

Kai Emi

Black Sand Wave Patterns

From $300, canvas or metal

  • Printed to order locally on Oʻahu, usually in about a week
  • Free pickup on Oʻahu, or shipped anywhere in the US
  • See it to scale on a wall

Questions about this print? Sizes and pricing

Size, in inches
Material

$700 24 x 30 in, metal

  • Ships to Hawaiʻi for $69
  • Ships to the US mainland for $114
  • Free pickup on Oʻahu

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See it on a wall

Kai Emi at 24 x 30 in, metal, shown to scale above a 10 foot sofa.

A living room with a charcoal wall above a long white sofa, tall windows on the left and an open staircase on the right

Pick a size or material above and the room updates. The sofa is about 10 feet wide, so the sizes are true to the room and to each other.

About this photograph

The significance of this image is the location is unimportant. On this particular morning, I was having a difficult time discovering new compositions using the rocks along the beach, which are almost always elements in my seascape photography. After trying out a few shots, I did something that I almost never do. I found a black section of the beach and focused on the texture of the sand itself. I broke away from what I knew and tried something different. I was stunned to find that the patterns and textures created by the waves in the sand were absolutely beautiful. My head always told me that there was nothing to be gained from something as uniform and simple as the sand, but if you look close enough, you can always find something interesting.

Sizes and prices

Size (inches)CanvasMetalShip to HawaiʻiShip to the mainland
16 x 20 $300 $300 $43 $92
20 x 25 $450 $570 $55 $103
24 x 30 $570 $700 $69 $114

Canvas

Printed with archival pigment inks on museum-quality canvas, then gallery-wrapped so it hangs clean without a frame. A soft texture and no glare, good for bright rooms.

Metal

Dye-sublimated onto ChromaLuxe aluminum made in the USA. Colors run deep and detail stays sharp, and the surface holds up for years.

Prints ship up to 60 inches on the long side. Larger sizes are pickup on Oʻahu only; get in touch and we'll quote freight.

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