Edith and Moth Flight 2002

Here's Emmet Gowin's photograph of Edith and Moth Flight, it's undated, but he was born in the 40s, so it's probably sometime in the mid to late twentieth century. Look at those moths dancing around Edith! It makes me think about those firework sparklers that people wave around in the dark, leaving trails of light. I wonder what Gowin was thinking when he made this? Was it a long exposure? I'm imagining him setting up the camera, waiting for the right moment, when the moths decided to throw a party around Edith's head. The black and white, it's got a haunting feeling to it. There's something special about that blur, like the world isn't so fixed. I can feel his love for his subject; what a beautiful image. Artists, we're all moths drawn to each other's light, aren't we?