Norfolk Southern Tracks, Attica, Ohio 21 - 1991

James Welling created "Norfolk Southern Tracks, Attica, Ohio" using photography, fixing a moment in time. Looking at this image, I can imagine Welling seeking to find the sublime in the mundane. What’s so interesting here is how the tracks pull you into the picture. They almost seem to be leading you to those big silos, like a journey into the heart of agricultural industry. I feel like he’s showing us something about place, about how industry and nature kinda coexist, even if awkwardly. Think about how many photographers have come before Welling, each of them trying to capture something new, or see the world in a different way! Photography is a conversation, you know, each artist riffing off what came before, adding their own spin. It's a process of trying to give form to fleeting moments, pinning down something real in a world that's always changing.