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The Cosmic Valley - Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Original photograph signed and numbered by Charlotte Gibb
Archival pigment photograph
Mounted and overmatted with 4-ply archival museum board
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Artwork by Charlotte Gibb
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Behind the Image
On a crisp autumn evening, I went stargazing with friends who knew exactly where to go and — just as importantly — had the right amount of adventure in them. The kind of people who can find the best place to observe a comet, but won’t get you lost in the dark.
Just after sunset, comet C/2023 A3 appeared where they said it would, slipping into view between Sentinel Rock and El Capitan. I had my Hasselblad X2D and a fast lens with me, just in case. The stars aligned.
A full moon lit the valley, revealing detail in the granite and softness in the trees. Headlamps from climbers flickered on the cliffs, and the distant glow from Tunnel View shimmered faintly. I held the valley floor in shadow and let the comet and cliffs carry the frame.
It was a moment of rare alignment: light, timing, place — and the right company to share it with.
About the Artist
Charlotte Gibb is an award-winning and renowned nature and landscape photographer based in Northern California. She is known for her mastery of "Intimate Landscapes" — small scenes derived from a large landscape.
The youngest of nine, she spent her early life playing and exploring the rural Northern California mountain area of her childhood home. Her father, an avid mountain climber and nature lover, made sure his kids shared his passion for the outdoors. After his death in a climbing accident, her mother continued to encourage an attachment to nature, ensuring that family vacations were spent outdoors camping, hiking, and exploring.
Charlotte earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She cut her teeth in the advertising business as an art director in the 1990s, then operated her own graphic design firm in the San Francisco Bay Area for decades. Throughout her long career as an artist, her photography was constantly infused in her design work. Her darkroom has since been replaced with digital darkroom tools, and her style has evolved from a somewhat journalistic approach, to one that pays tribute to the natural world.
Charlotte writes and publishes on the subject of photography and creativity, has been a keynote speaker and educator for several national photography events, served as a judge for international and local photography competitions, and exhibits her work throughout California.
She can usually be found tromping with her camera bag in the wilderness areas around the Sierra Nevada range and Yosemite National Park in her home state.
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