Highway Corner 1935

This gelatin silver print, Highway Corner, was shot by Walker Evans and it’s one of those images that sticks with you. You can imagine him there, setting up his camera, thinking about the light, the signs, the whole scene coming together. It's not just a snapshot, it's a carefully composed view. The telephone pole, the signs, the gas station. I love the way he frames the scene with that big telephone pole on the left. It's almost like a painter using a bold stroke to anchor the composition. And then, all those signs—Bell Telephone, American Gas—they're like layers of meaning, each one telling a different story about the place and time. I can relate to how he might have felt, trying to capture something essential about America. It reminds me that we're all part of this ongoing conversation, each of us adding our own voice to the mix, trying to make sense of the world in our own way.