Drid Williams, Capitol Reef, Utah 1962

This is a black and white photograph of a woman, Drid Williams, taken by Minor White at Capitol Reef in Utah. I feel like Minor and Drid were experimenting together to make this image. Her shoulder leans into the rock, so the folds of her top mimic the shapes of the geological formations. They both become part of the landscape, a kind of mirroring. You have to be brave to be a photographer, you are always asking to take something from someone. I wonder what it was like for Drid to pose like this, what was she thinking? I can imagine that White felt something really special about the natural world, and this photograph communicates that sense of awe to me. It makes me think that all artists are constantly teaching each other to see the world in new and exciting ways. By combining the human figure with the natural world, White allows for multiple interpretations and meanings.