Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico Possibly 1941 - 1980

Ansel Adams made this photograph, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, at some unknown date and used photography. I love the silvery tonality of this print. It's all about light, right? I can only imagine Adams seeing this landscape and thinking, "Yes, gotta get that." The moon is small but bright against the inkiness of the sky, and the clouds are like brushstrokes. I think of other photographers, like Minor White, who also saw the world in terms of light and shadow, and it’s like they're all having this conversation about how to capture the unseen. What must it have been like to be there, setting up the camera, waiting for the light to be just right? It’s like he's painting with light, and we get to see the world through his eyes.