Faraglioni bij Capri before 1910

This gelatin silver print by Frédéric Boissonnas captures a distant view of the Faraglioni rocks off the coast of Capri. I wonder, what's the story here? Boissonnas is on the water, in a boat. A small boat? Is he seasick? How long was he out there trying to get this one shot? How many did he take? All these trials, errors, and decisions, it's like a dance, right? The artist moving, the boat moving, the sea moving, the light moving. And then think about the dark, grainy texture of the sea. This is the tonality of something felt, not necessarily seen. It makes me think of other painters preoccupied with the sea, like Courbet. This artistic conversation across time, it's like a big, ongoing jam session. Each artist riffing off the others, finding their own voice in the mix. It's a process that's never really finished, just always in motion.