Equivalent, from Set A (Third Set, Print 6) 1929

Alfred Stieglitz made this photograph called Equivalent, from Set A sometime in the early part of the 20th century. Here, the grey tones remind me of the slippery world of painting, where things morph and change depending on the light. The image is of clouds, and, the clouds are, well, just there, caught in a moment. It's like he’s saying, “Hey, look at this ordinary thing. Isn’t it amazing?” The texture is so alive, you can almost feel the wind pushing them across the sky. And that small spot of light? It feels like a tiny burst of hope. Stieglitz, like some painters I know, was chasing something more than just a pretty picture. He wanted to capture a feeling, an emotional state. This photograph is like a visual poem, it connects to the works of Georgia O’Keefe, where the everyday becomes extraordinary. Art is like an ongoing conversation, and it's not about finding the right answer, but about embracing the questions.