From the Ober Mönch joch, the Roththalhorn and Jungfrau, Bernese Oberland 1908

Curator: This photograph, titled "From the Ober Mönch joch, the Roththalhorn and Jungfrau, Bernese Oberland", captures the Swiss Alps through the lens of George Perry Ashley Abraham. Editor: It's stark, almost ghostly. The peaks emerge from the white landscape like teeth. The raw, untouched feel speaks to its time. Curator: Precisely. Consider the materials. A gelatin silver print on a mount, it speaks to the accessibility of photography at the time and how it captured the imagination of the public. Editor: It makes me think of the labour involved: the photographer hauling equipment, the darkroom processes. The material costs also! Curator: It invites us to see nature through the eyes of a man seeking to capture something awe-inspiring. Editor: Yes, a reminder of the world’s majesty, and how humans have sought to record it.