Featured Artist
Josh Wilson:The Long Italian Summer, Framed
A San Diego photographer travels from Capri and Positano to Lake Como and beyond. He brings home the light of long summer afternoons. Printed and framed by Helm + Oar, for the room where everyone ends up.
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I. The artist
Meet Josh Wilson, a San Diego photographer of the coast
Josh Wilson was born in the Midwest and grew up on family road trips across the United States. Those years left him with a lasting feel for how light, landscape and atmosphere carry memory.
Now based in San Diego, he has also lived in St. Louis, London and Nashville, and has traveled widely through Europe. Josh Wilson Prints was founded in 2021. It is the home of his ongoing exploration of coastal destinations in Southern California, Hawaii, Italy, Greece, Spain, France and Australia.
His pictures favor natural light, balance and calm. Most are made on a Canon EOS R5, and a few earlier images come from older digital cameras or 35mm film. The aim, as his own site puts it, is imagery that invites pause.
On the kitchen wall, a summer in Capri joins the conversation.
II. The summers
Mediterranean summers, one coast at a time
Josh Wilson's portfolio spans Southern California, Hawaii, Italy, Greece, Spain, France and Australia. These four stops share one feeling: a summer better spent in company.
Cinque Terre, Italy
Josh Wilson counts Riomaggore among his favorites. The play of people leaping off the rocks and swimming in the harbor brings back the nostalgia of his Italian holiday.
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Lake Como, Italy, 2024
The Ariston takes the passenger's seat on a boat: calm water ahead, a lakeside town and Alpine hills along the shore.
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Ibiza, Spain
The Es Vedra pairs turquoise water and rugged shoreline with the island that rises from the sea.
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The Côte d'Azur, France
Ready Set Match looks down on a tennis court beside crystalline Mediterranean water, where sport and seascape meet.
See Ready Set MatchIII. The moment
La Fontelina II: the story behind the photograph
On Capri, rows of blue-and-white striped umbrellas step down a rugged limestone terrace toward the water. Josh Wilson photographed the La Fontelina beach club and restaurant from above. The whole afternoon reads at once: the color, the geometry, the clear Mediterranean below.
It is a picture of a long lunch that turns into a long afternoon: a swim, another glass, nobody checking the time. That is the afternoon you keep when it hangs in the room where your own people gather.
People rarely choose it for the geography. They choose it for what it says to everyone who walks in: stay a while, there is room at the table.
IV. Capri and the Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast and Capri wall art: four Italian moments
Blue umbrellas on the rocks, a pebble beach in Positano, sea stacks off Capri and a neon sign that says it all. Hang one above the dining table, or all four along a hallway.
V. At home
Italy wall art for the dining room, and beyond
Sunlit, calm and a little nostalgic, these photographs warm up the rooms where people gather.
Above the dining table
Hang one large horizontal, like La Fontelina II, centered above the table or sideboard, sized to about two-thirds of its width. The blues carry across the room.
In the kitchen or open plan
Lovers In Capri suits a wall you see while cooking. Pale cabinets and warm wood both suit its cool sea tones.
On a gallery wall
Group three from the same coast. The sea repeats, and the summer builds from frame to frame.
VI. The whole collection
Every Josh Wilson print
20 photographs, shown in a mix of frames. Every piece comes in Black, White, Hickory and Heritage Walnut.
The Arrival
Shop in Hickory
Tunnels Beach
Shop in Hickory
Ready Set Match
Shop in Black
The Paraglider
Shop in WhiteThe Endless Frame®
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What collectors say about Josh Wilson
“Showed up on time and held up on quality. Nice job.”
Brian Q. · Verified buyer
The shipment came quickly and easily. The packing was perfect. It was easy to hang, and it looks great!
Love this piece. Super fast delivery! Thanks again!
I bought this piece for my sunroom, love the detail!
Made by Helm + Oar
Printed and framed, one at a time
Josh Wilson counts Helm + Oar among the galleries that carry his work. Every piece is made to order, printed with giclée-certified archival inks.
Each frame is solid White Oak with Artist Grade Crystal Acrylic glass, and arrives ready to hang with the hardware installed.
Good to know
Questions about Josh Wilson
Who is Josh Wilson?
Josh Wilson is a San Diego photographer of coastal destinations. Born in the Midwest, he has lived in St. Louis, London and Nashville, and his prints span Southern California, Hawaii, Italy, Greece, Spain, France and Australia.
Where was La Fontelina II photographed?
On Capri, Italy. It is an aerial view of the La Fontelina beach club and restaurant, with blue-and-white striped umbrellas on limestone terraces above the Mediterranean.
Which Josh Wilson prints are Amalfi Coast and Capri wall art?
La Fontelina II, D'arienzo, Lovers In Capri and Good Vibes Only make up the Capri and Amalfi Coast group on this page. D'arienzo shows the beach at Positano.
Is La Fontelina II good wall art for a dining room?
Yes. Its blues and whites suit a dining room well, and a horizontal print sits naturally above a table or sideboard. For a large wall, the Statement size fills the space.
How are Josh Wilson prints made?
Each one is made to order by Helm + Oar, one of the galleries that carries his work. It is printed with giclée-certified archival inks and framed in solid White Oak with Artist Grade Crystal Acrylic glass.
Which frame suits an Italy print?
Heritage Walnut adds warmth to the blues and whites. Black sharpens a black and white print like La Tagliata. White keeps a bright room airy, and Hickory feels relaxed and natural.
Your turn
Choose your moment
A long lunch, a swim before dinner, the summer everyone still talks about. Find the photograph that holds it.
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