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Carly Tabak:Golden Hour, Kept For Your Wall
A Bay Area photographer follows the soft light of sunrise and sunset along the coast, from Santorini to Big Sur. The light moves on. These photographs stay, printed and framed by Helm + Oar.
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Each piece opens with its frame already selected. Pick your size, and it arrives ready to hang.
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“Absolutely stunning art - the photography, how it’s framed and everything about it. My 2nd piece I’ve purchased for my home!”
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I. The artist
Meet Carly Tabak, landscape photographer
Carly Tabak is a landscape photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work is travel inspired, with a current focus on coastal living.
She grew up in Miami, moved to Northern California and began as a family and wedding photographer. When quarantine slowed that work, she finally had time for the landscape frames waiting in her portfolio, and the collection began.
Golden hour is her favorite time of day to shoot: the soft glow of pink and orange across the water, changing minute by minute. She lets the light and the subject decide the style of each frame.
A Carly Tabak print, on a wall with an ocean view.
II. The places
Coastlines, near and far
Every Carly Tabak photograph starts with a place she traveled to and a quality of light.
Santorini, Greece
A bell tower at sunrise, a seabird above the caldera, octopus drying in Ammoudi Bay. Four photographs from one island.
See the Santorini series
Encinitas, California
Golden-hour light, surfers in the water and swimmers leaping from the rocky shoreline into the Pacific.
See Surfs Up Encinitas
Mendocino, California
One of her favorite places, where she used to spend her summers. Bloom On The Coast catches wildflower season on the meadows and cliffs.
See Bloom On The Coast
Miami Beach, Florida
Carly grew up in Miami. Bikini Hangs, a row of colorful swimsuits on a sunlit white wall, brings that beach-town ease indoors.
See Bikini HangsIII. The moment
Golden Greece: the story behind the photograph
At sunrise on Santorini, the light slips through the open arches of a whitewashed bell tower. For a moment the whole tower glows, gold against a pale sky and the quiet Aegean.
Golden hour is Carly Tabak's favorite time to photograph, and this is why. The light changes by the minute. The photograph keeps one of those minutes, long after the sun has moved on.
It is less a picture of a bell tower than a morning you can return to: coffee, quiet and nowhere to be. On the grayest afternoon, it is the warmest wall in the room.
IV. The Santorini series
Santorini wall art: four photographs from one island
Sunrise, sunset, the bay and the view from above. Hang two, three or all four for a gallery wall with one story.
V. At home
Coastal wall art for the living room, and beyond
Soft, warm and unhurried, these photographs settle into a room and change how it feels.
In the living room
Hang one large landscape above the sofa, sized to about two-thirds of its width. Soft golds and blues sit easily with linen, leather and wood.
In a bedroom
A quiet horizon, like Pink Skies or Surfs Up Santa Barbara, keeps a bedroom calm. Hang one above the bed.
On a gallery wall
Group three from the Santorini series. The light repeats, and the story builds from frame to frame.
VI. The whole collection
Every Carly Tabak print
50 photographs, shown in a mix of frames. Every piece comes in Black, White, Hickory and Heritage Walnut.
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What collectors say about Carly Tabak
“Lovely piece. The print is Crisp and modern.”
MCS · Verified buyer
The craftmanship is excellent. The frame material used feels durable and premium.
We ordered "Whitewater" along with four (4) other prints....all in the large format 46" x 32" They are all look exactly as they appear on the website and are great pieces for some large wall spaces. Super happy with our purchases
We have several prints from Helm + Oar and this one is another great addition. Great quality.
Made by Helm + Oar
Printed and framed, one at a time
Helm + Oar prints and frames Carly Tabak's photographs, and every piece is crafted to order.
Each frame is crafted from solid white oak, with crystal acrylic glass that protects the print, and it arrives ready to hang.
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Questions about Carly Tabak
Who is Carly Tabak?
Carly Tabak is a landscape photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work is travel inspired, with a focus on coastal living, and her prints are framed by Helm + Oar.
Where was Golden Greece photographed?
On the island of Santorini, Greece, at sunrise. It is one of four Santorini photographs, together with Caldera Sunset, Ammoudi Bay Catch and Santorini From Above.
Is Golden Greece Santorini wall art?
Yes. It shows one of Santorini's whitewashed bell towers at sunrise, with golden light shining through the arches. It suits living rooms, entryways and anyone who loves the Greek Islands.
What time of day does Carly Tabak photograph?
Golden hour, at sunrise and at sunset, is her favorite. She loves the soft pink and orange glow of the sky and how it changes the color of the ocean.
How are Carly Tabak prints made?
Each piece is made to order by Helm + Oar, printed as a giclée and framed in solid white oak with crystal acrylic glass. It arrives ready to hang.
Which frame suits a Carly Tabak print?
Heritage Walnut warms the golds of Santorini and the pinks of a Big Sur dusk. Black sharpens a black and white photograph. White keeps a bright room airy, and Hickory feels relaxed and natural.
Your turn
Choose your moment
A first morning in Santorini, a dusk on the Big Sur coast, a summer that stayed. As the days get shorter, find the photograph that holds the light you miss.
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