Landschap met een waterweg before 1901

Here's a landscape with a waterway by Otto Scharf. I imagine him holding the camera, adjusting the focus, waiting for the right moment. What might he have been thinking? Maybe about the relationship between light and shadow. The way the water reflects the sky. It’s a painterly photograph with a silvery tonality. Look at how the composition directs your eye through the scene, starting from the foreground to the distant hills. Scharf has a great understanding of atmosphere and depth, which creates a sense of tranquility. This photograph reminds me of the work of other landscape painters, like Corot, who were interested in capturing the beauty of the natural world. It’s a continuation of the dialogue. Artists inspire one another's creativity and their images invite us to pause and reflect on the world around us. A form of embodied expression that embraces ambiguity.