Jerad Raines Photography
An abandoned interior in Japan, the seats still in rows and the light coming through what is left of the windows

Japan

Empty Seats

At the end of a long day traveling back from Nikko toward Tokyo, I found these empty benches in a small train station. Evening light filtered through dirty windows, catching the worn seats and the quiet, empty space around them. After spending the day surrounded by forests, temples, and the reverent stillness of Nikko, the scene felt almost jarringly ordinary.

But I kept coming back to it. Maybe it was the loneliness of the city waiting on the other side of the window. Or maybe it was something simpler: these benches had spent years doing exactly what they were meant to do, holding tired travelers at the end of their days, without anyone ever really noticing them.

There was something beautiful in that quiet endurance. An ordinary object, doing its job, waiting for someone to come along.

Nikon Z 7II · Nikkor Z 24-120mm · 105mm · f/8 · 1/40 sec · ISO 64

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Each image is released as a limited edition of 50 — that's 50 pieces total, across every size and every finish combined, not 50 of each. When an edition closes, that image is retired and never offered as a print again. A few signature images are released in smaller editions.

Outside that count, I keep one Artist's Proof of each image for myself. It's occasionally available by private request, at a premium.

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Lumachrome Face-mounted to TruLife acrylic

A layered transparency print, face-mounted to anti-reflective acrylic. The image is printed on clear film over a white reflective base, so light passes through the emulsion twice — inbound and outbound — before it reaches the eye.

Best for: Deep color, dramatic light, anything you want to stop people in a hallway.

Chromaluxe Dye-sublimation on aluminum

Under heat and pressure, the dye passes directly from solid to gas and diffuses into a polymer coating bonded to the panel. The image ends up within that coating rather than sitting on top of it.

Best for: Bright scenes, water, snow, big skies. Also the most durable option.

Supralume High-gloss canvas on aluminum composite

Canvas with the gloss integral to the print rather than varnished on afterward, surface-bonded to an aluminum composite panel. It keeps canvas texture without the detail loss and reduced black density that matte canvas normally costs.

Best for: Texture and detail — rock, bark, forest, anything intricate.

Fine Art Paper Canson Infinity Rag Photographique, 310 gsm cotton

A 310 gsm, 100% cotton rag with a smooth matte surface and no optical brighteners. The most traditional of the four, and the only one I sign by hand before it ships.

Best for: Quieter work, black and white, and anyone with a framer they trust.

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