Diasec

Edition of 5

200 x 90 cm

In 2018 I had a client with offices in Luxembourg and London. In addition to photographs of London they wanted local photographs of Luxembourg. With this in mind, I photographed Luxembourg City in anticipation of the opening of their new offices. I photographed this view in November, however, when the artwork was required for the offices in July the following year, I inspected the image for printing at 200cm, but I was unhappy with printing it due to a little softness in a small part of the image (the Casemates du Bock). As a perfectionist, I decided to re-photograph the image at the end of June, but I had limited time. Last minute flights to Luxembourg are not cheap and so I booked a ferry for the next day and drove to Luxembourg. After a 12-hour journey, I arrived ten minutes before midnight and set up my tripod to take a four-minute exposure. To my horror the purple lights of the Casemates switched off at midnight and so I checked my camera to ensure I had captured it better this time and to my relief I had! It was a rewarding trip and I shall always remember the story which accompanies this photograph.