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Limited Edition · 10 Prints Only
Florida, USA
The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States is shrinking. Water management, development, and climate change have reduced the original Everglades to less than half its historic extent. These photographs — made at first light before anyone else arrives — document a wilderness in the process of being lost.
The Everglades by the Numbers
Why This Collection Matters
The Everglades is on every major conservation organization's list of the world's most threatened ecosystems. Water diversion for agriculture and urban development has reduced freshwater flow to a fraction of its historic levels. Invasive species — Burmese pythons, Brazilian pepper trees — have disrupted food chains that evolved over millennia. Sea level rise threatens the coastal areas that define the ecosystem's character.
These photographs were made at first light — the only time the wilderness shows itself fully. The roseate spoonbills, the alligators, the anhinga drying its wings on a cypress root, the herons standing motionless in still water — these scenes exist in a place that conservation scientists describe as critically imperiled.
"Every photograph in this collection is a document as well as a decoration. It records a specific place at a specific moment — made to archival standards that will preserve that record for 100 years, long after the conditions that created it may have changed."
— Edin ChavezNational Geographic has understood for 130 years that the most beautiful photographs are often the most important documents. The Everglades collection exists because this wilderness deserves to be recorded at the highest possible standard before what it is today becomes what it was.
Fine art photography of threatened landscapes has a documented history of appreciation — as the threat becomes more visible, the photographs that document what existed before acquire both cultural and financial significance. Owning this collection is owning a record of something precious.
Why This Edition
The Everglades has been shrinking for a century. The photographs that document it at its current extent — made now, before further reduction — will be looked at differently in 50 years. These are not simply beautiful images. They are testimony.
The Everglades has been photographed by thousands of visitors. It has been photographed to National Geographic standards by very few. The difference — in light, timing, equipment, and post-processing — is visible immediately and permanently.
Ten prints per image per size. Once sold, permanently retired. Not because editions of 10 are conventional — they are not especially rare in the print market — but because the subject matter demands restraint. A wilderness under threat should not be sold in unlimited quantities.
Edition Structure
| Size | Edition | Medium | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 × 20"Fine Art Giclée · Archival Cotton Rag | 10 of 10 |
Fine Art Giclée | $595 | Waitlist Open |
| 24 × 36"Fine Art Giclée · Archival Cotton Rag | 10 of 10 |
Fine Art Giclée | $1,800 | Waitlist Open |
| 30 × 40"Fine Art Giclée · Photo Rag Baryta | 10 of 10 |
Fine Art Giclée | $2,800 | Waitlist Open |
| 40 × 60"ChromaLuxe Metal · White High Gloss | 10 of 10 |
ChromaLuxe Metal | $4,500 | Waitlist Open |
Each edition includes: individually numbered print · Certificate of Authenticity · physical signed COA mailed by Edin Chavez · WHCC archival production · free worldwide shipping
All open edition Everglades prints remain available at standard pricing at edinfineart.com/gallery/everglades-national-park.
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