Untitled (horses and workers in field) c. 1930

Curator: This photograph, "Untitled (horses and workers in field)," is attributed to Hamblin Studio, though it isn't precisely dated. The print measures roughly 4 by 5 inches. Editor: It feels like a ghostly snapshot of labor; the figures are pale, almost spectral against the dark field. There's a melancholic feel, amplified by its small size. Curator: The composition places laborers in a field with horse-drawn equipment. While seemingly pastoral, the image invites scrutiny of agricultural work, particularly in the absence of contextual details. Editor: I wonder about the power dynamics at play. Who are these workers, and what kind of relationship did they have with the land and those who might have overseen their labor? Curator: Indeed, it prompts us to question whose gaze is privileged here, and how labor is being represented, or perhaps exploited, in this image. Editor: Seeing this makes me think about how we frame images of agricultural workers today, and the stories we choose to amplify. Curator: Precisely, and how these images can contribute to a larger, ongoing conversation around labor, representation, and social justice.