Susan Gunn Photography
Room of Tears
Room of Tears
Just off the Sistine Chapel sits a small antechamber called the Stanza delle Lacrime — the Room of Tears — where a newly elected pope pauses alone to change into his white vestments before stepping out to the world. It is named for the tears shed there over the centuries: a place of reverence, reflection, and the quiet weight of what comes next.
This piece was captured over the Gulf on the same luminous evening as its companion print, Sistine Sunset. Deep golds, muted rose, and soft blues move together — a single exposure made with intentional camera movement, no composites, no layering. One frame, one gesture, and a palette the evening provided on its own. Where Sistine Sunset reads as the ceiling, Room of Tears reads as the chamber just beyond it.
For the collector drawn to reverence and quiet passages. A piece for a space meant for reflection.
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How It's Made
How It's Made
Every piece is made to order, just for you. Your chosen image is printed and finished by an award-winning professional photo lab, using archival materials built to hold their color for decades. This is an open-edition work — not numbered, but no less considered. One exposure, printed with the same care whether it's the first to leave the studio or the fiftieth.
Our Promise
Our Promise
Your piece will arrive in perfect condition, or we'll make it right. If anything is damaged in transit, send us a photo within 7 days and we'll replace it, free. Because each print is made to order specifically for you, we aren't able to accept change-of-mind returns — but if something isn't right, we're always here to fix it.
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Shipping
Shipping is free anywhere in the United States. Because each piece is made to order, allow 10–14 business days for it to be printed, finished, and delivered to your door — carefully packed to arrive exactly as it left the studio.
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