Mimi Mollica's Moon City: buy a fine art print

"He is the founder of Offspring Photo Meet and the Sicily Photo Masterclass, and the author of Terra Nostra, East London Up Close, and his latest book, Moon City. In Moon City (co-published with Dewi Lewis Publishing), Mollica spent more than five years photographing the lunar surface and the city's glass and steel towers, overlaying images of people walking the streets, captured through telescope and mobile phone."

"Earthshine is the dim glow on the moon's unlit side, caused by sunlight reflected off the Earth also known as the old moon in the arms of the new. I took this photo during the crowdfunding campaign for Moon City a time of changes, intense ups and downs, stress and self-doubt. As so often over the past five years, the moon became my companion and guide. That night was magical. Balancing the exposure was tricky but I couldn't be happier"

"I remember that morning because I got lucky! Usually, each capture required time, patience, and precision setting the tripod on the balcony, calibrating the viewfinder, framing with my phone, focusing and waiting for the right moment. But that day, everything fell into place. I woke up to a beautiful sunrise, set everything up in minutes, and CLICK! That was it."

Mimi Mollica spent more than five years photographing the lunar surface and urban glass-and-steel towers, overlaying moon images with people walking city streets captured through telescope and mobile phone. The resulting work frames a poetic, urgent meditation on how modern systems both cage and propel people. Limited-edition prints from the Moon City series are available until 8 December, with an exhibition at theprintspace opening with a private view on 28 November. Each capture required time, patience and precision: tripod on a balcony, calibrating the viewfinder, framing with a phone, focusing and waiting for the right moment. Earthshine and the moon served as a steady companion throughout the project.

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