Aquinnah Cliffs

Martha's Vineyard in June

"The Aquinnah Cliffs, formerly known as the Gay Head Cliffs, are a mile long and 150 feet high. I have photographed them many times, but I think this view best represents the remarkable variegation of colors in the ancient clay deposits. Preserved as a National Landmark, the 100 million year old striated sediments of the cliffs were forced to the surface by advancing glaciers about 12,000 years ago. Diminished by pounding waves and heavy rains that sometimes tint the surf red, the heavily eroded cliffs have been intricately carved into an elaborate natural sculpture of incredible beauty."                                                                                                -Jon Vaughan, Photographer

Fine Art  Photograph by Jon Vaughan, dry mounted on acid-free foam board, custom cut and hinged on an acid-free matte. Framed In Metal.  Additional sizes of this image may be available. Please call (508) 945-1288 for more info.

Processes and Materials

This photograph is dry-mounted and personally hand signed by Jon Vaughan on the back, including the title, location and time of year. It is an open edition print on archival pulp paper with archival pigment inks. Please treat it with the same care you would give to watercolor art - framed behind glass and protected from direct sunlight and excessive humidity. The print is permanently dry mounted on acid-free foam board. Then an acid and lignin free mat (Crescent Select - White Sands) is custom cut and museum hinged to the mounting board. The finished piece is protected in a custom sleeve of high clarity archival Mylar film. All of the mounting, matting and framing is done at Yankee Ingenuity. Bob Korn, of Bob Korn Imaging, printed this image, as well as all of Jon Vaughan's images since 1981.