Wes Fesler Kicking a Football 1934

Harold Edgerton made this gelatin silver print, "Wes Fesler Kicking a Football," and it feels like a painting. It's funny how a photo, with its stark blacks and whites, can have so much texture. Look closely at the way the light catches the laces of the football boot. It's like a tiny mountain range, each ridge and valley meticulously rendered. And the ball itself—it looks almost soft, like worn leather. I love the feeling of potential energy in this image, as if the kick is about to happen at any moment. You can almost feel the grit under the player's feet, the tension in his leg. It makes me think of Eadweard Muybridge, capturing movement with photography, but here, it’s less about scientific study and more about the poetry of a frozen moment. Art isn't about answers; it's about the beautiful questions.