Hedge and Grasses - Lake George 1933

"Hedge and Grasses - Lake George" is a 1933 black and white photograph by Alfred Stieglitz. The image depicts a simple scene of a dense hedge and grasses blowing in the wind. Stieglitz, a key figure in the development of modern photography, utilized a large-format camera to capture the details of the natural world. The photograph's composition, with its emphasis on texture and form, reflects Stieglitz's focus on the inherent beauty of the everyday. This work, housed at The Art Institute of Chicago, exemplifies his "Equivalents" series, where he explored the expressive potential of photography to convey abstract ideas and emotions through natural subjects.