Lake George 1935

Alfred Stieglitz made this photograph, Lake George, and it is printed on a sheet in a relatively small format. I imagine Stieglitz, a pioneer of photography, carefully framing the scene of a house nestled in a landscape, a balance between architectural structure and natural forms. The tonal range! It’s so beautiful! It’s almost like a painting. I think, what was he looking for? Was he trying to capture a mood, a moment, or something more permanent about the way we live with nature? His choice to focus on this particular view—the house's corner, the way the light filters through the trees, or the billowing clouds in the distance, invites a story. It is a conversation about how photography, like painting, helps us look more closely at our surroundings. It's about seeing what's always been there, but through a new lens.