Sneeuwlandschap Possibly 1934

This photo of a snow-covered landscape by the Wachenheimer family is like a memory frozen in time. I can imagine the photographer bundled up against the cold, clicking the shutter to capture this scene. The monochrome palette gives it a timeless, almost dreamlike quality. What were they thinking as they framed the shot? The way the snow drapes over the mountains, there’s a real sense of drama in those peaks. It reminds me of when I first started painting landscapes; trying to capture the feeling of being small against something so vast. You can see the hand of the photographer in the placement of the mountains, the angle of the slope. It’s a reminder that every artist, no matter the medium, is in conversation with those who came before, trying to make sense of the world through their own unique lens.