Tusk Crushes the Sun

Signed and numbered limited-edition fine art photography, available on fine art paper or metal.

Print & Size Guide

Fine Art Paper
Professionally printed on archival fine art paper. Smaller prints arrive matted in standard frame sizes:

4×6 print → 5×7 mat
5×7 print → 8×10 mat
8×10 or 8×12 print → 11×14 mat

Larger fine art paper prints are sold unmatted and are ready for your choice of framing.

Metal Prints
Printed directly on aluminum for a vibrant, contemporary presentation. Metal prints arrive ready to hang and appear to float away from the wall.

Choosing a Size
The size shown in the selector refers to the photograph itself, not the outside dimensions of the mat. Select a size and finish above to see the options available for this photograph.

Fine Art Paper: 4x6 prints are matted to 5x7, 5x7 prints to 8x10, and 8x10/8x12 prints to 11x14. Larger paper prints are unmatted. Metal prints arrive ready to hang.

About the Limited Edition

Every Spiral View Photography print is part of a signed and numbered limited edition. Edition sizes vary depending on the print size and format.

Each print is personally signed and individually numbered. The signature and edition number are placed on the mat or on the back of the print, never across the photograph itself, so the image remains completely unobstructed.

Once an edition sells out, no additional prints from that edition will be produced.

Shipping, Returns & Cancellations

Shipping
Orders are processed as soon as possible after purchase. Most orders arrive within two weeks, although larger or custom orders may require additional time.

Cancellations
Orders may be cancelled before production begins. Because each piece is made to order, orders cannot be cancelled once production has started. Please contact us as soon as possible if you need to cancel.

Returns & Damaged Orders
Because each piece is made to order, all sales are final. If your print arrives damaged or has a manufacturing defect, contact us within 7 days of delivery with photos of the issue and we'll arrange a replacement or refund at no cost to you.

Please see our full Refund Policy for complete terms and exceptions.

I knew Alabama was good, but more powerful than the sun? 

Tusk rears above his pedestal outside Bryant-Denny Stadium with trunk raised and tusks spread wide against an Alabama sunset that has gone full molten gold, and by some extraordinary trick of perspective and timing the setting sun sits precisely between the elephant's raised foot and the statue base— held there, crushed in bronze, a moment that the camera captured but nobody planned. The dark silhouette of the sculpture against that blinding golden backdrop gives the composition a dramatic, almost mythological quality, the massive form backlit in fire while a sunburst flares from the base of the pedestal with theatrical precision. Roll Tide has rarely looked this cosmically inevitable.

This is the kind of shot that a photographer waits for without knowing they are waiting for it, and recognizes the instant it happens. The alignment of tusk, toe, and setting sun turns a great campus sculpture photograph into something genuinely singular — a one-time confluence of position, timing, and atmosphere that cannot be repeated or planned. For Alabama faithful it is an instant wall piece, and for anyone else it is simply a spectacular image that earns a second look on pure visual merit alone.