Luminance Collection
DRY
The Minimalist Glamour
"Dry" is the only image in the Luminance Collection that introduces an object — and that object is a martini. The choice is deliberate and precise: the glass sits in sharp focus in the foreground while the nude figure behind it dissolves into a soft, luminous blur. The body becomes the backdrop. The cocktail becomes the protagonist. And in that inversion, everything shifts.
This is a photograph about wit as much as beauty. About the kind of glamour that doesn't take itself too seriously — that can hold a shaker with one hand and disarm you completely with the other. The liquid caught mid-pour is the only movement in an otherwise still composition, a single gesture of controlled elegance that says everything about the woman making it. "Dry" is not a martini photograph. It is a portrait of a certain kind of confidence — the kind that doesn't need to explain itself.
- Year
- 2021
- Medium
- Museum Quality Archival Fineart Paper
- Dimensions
- 20 × 30 inches (50.8 × 76.2 cm)
- Orientation
- Vertical
- Edition
- Limited Edition of 10 + 1 AP
- Framing
- Amalfi Mat + Black Linen Frame
- Frame Dimensions
- 28 × 38 inches
- Glazing
- None
- Paper
- Fineart Paper Ultracolor 300 HD
- Availability
- Ready to Ship
$3,200
Artist Proof (AP) available. Printed on Museum Quality Archival Fineart Paper. Each print is signed, numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity with embossed seal. Complete set discount: 10% off when acquiring all 13 pieces. Price includes frame, mat, and certificate of authenticity. White-glove international shipping included.
Behind the Image
DRY — The Photographer's Statement
«Dry» AP by Alex Manfredini
"Every other image in this collection is about the body in isolation — the body as landscape, as architecture, as pure form. Dry is the exception, and I needed that exception.
The martini came first, actually. I had the glass, I had the shaker, and I knew I wanted to capture that moment of the pour — that thin, perfect stream of liquid that lasts less than a second. The body came after, as context. As atmosphere. As the reason the drink exists at all.
I focused on the glass deliberately. I wanted the viewer to arrive at the body slowly, the way you arrive at a conversation — through the ritual first. There's something very human about that. We don't lead with ourselves. We lead with what we're offering."
Craftsmanship & Materials
Museum-Grade Quality, From Lens to Wall
Amalfi Mat
Handmade Cotton Paper — A Medieval Tradition for Art
The magic behind handmade paper lies in the uniqueness of every single sheet. A centuries-old tradition kept alive by small, family-driven paper mills producing this limited-edition medium. The deckled edges of Amalfi paper are formed through ancient procedures: cotton pulp is filtered and spread on a wooden screen, manually, sheet by sheet — an art dating back to the 13th century. Each sheet becomes a singular frame that elevates Alex Manfredini's photographs with quiet, irreplaceable elegance.
Print Technology
Archival Fine Art Paper
Every print is produced on Archival HD Fine Art Paper delivering exceptional dynamic range, deep blacks and outstanding detail across skin tones and shadow. Museum-grade finishing and careful color management ensure longevity and fidelity.
300-Year Longevity · Certified by JEITA InstituteFront Panel Frame
Black Linen with Aluminum Core
Linen Fabric — Natural 70% linen / 30% cotton with compact texture. High resistance to wear and elegant finish.
Aluminum Core — Double aluminum sandwich panel for rigidity and long-term stability.
