Phantom (photograph)

Phantom is a photograph made by Australian-born landscape photographer Peter Lik in 2013. In 2014, a print was sold to a private collector for $6.5 million, making it the most expensive photograph ever sold.^[1]

The photograph was produced as an Elite Edition 1 of 1. It is a black and white derivative of a pre-existing color image titled “Ghost,” sold as a 950 Limited Edition and 45 Artist Proofs. The image depicts a ghostlike figure within a cavern at Antelope Canyon, Arizona. Just at the moment of capture, a handful of dust was thrown through an opening above the site. It was illuminated by incoming sunlight to create the image.

Lik produced the print on Digital Metallic Glossy Media and then placed it in an Elite Black Lacquer Frame. The image itself measures 59 ¼”w x 39 ½”h (150.495 cm x 100.33 cm) while the frame measures 77 ½”w x 57 5/8”h x 3”d. (196.85 cm x 146.368 cm x 7.62)

The 1 of 1 print was acquired by a private collector.

See also

• List of most expensive photographs

References