“Ground Control to Humankind”

Ground control to the humans who are not listening, look around, tremble upon the trail of destruction and launch your vessels not to conquer, but to seek for the long lost peace.

Each of these tiny bright dots in the sky are not destinations to inhabit and save us all one day, but rather a reminder of how small we are and how unique and improbably rich our home planet came to be, sculpted by evolution along the eons of time...

Story: This nightscape was shot in the beautiful Ponta da Piedade cove in Algarve (Portugal), located at the end of a very long stair descent, leading to this classic view of the limestone sea stacks. Moon was in the first quarter phase, providing perfect illumination to the foreground and midground, and the strong light pollution on the background coming from the nearby Lagos and Portimão cities created a strong tonal complement to the rest of the scene.

Technique: Single long exposure image, not a composite.

Collector will get:

• 1/1 NFT token, minted on own Manifold Smart Contract, fully certifying provenance and exclusive ownership of this artwork through blockchain technology

• Fine art physical large format print upon request

• High resolution “tiff” file for personal use upon request

• Special access to future releases. I fully believe in a symbiotic relationship with all my collectors, hoping to establish an everlasting and meaningful connection for the future