Panorama van de Wereldtentoonstelling van 1905 in Luik 1905

This anonymous photo from 1905 captures the World's Fair in Liege, Belgium. Can you imagine what it would have been like to be there in person? Looking at this panoramic view, I think about the photographer, positioned just so, trying to capture the full scope of the fair. The water is so still, almost like a mirror, reflecting the architectural details of the exhibition buildings. There is such a quietness to the photo, in contrast to the actual event which I imagine would have been loud, colorful, and busy. I bet the photographer, or perhaps even a team, was using the latest technology in camera obscura to achieve this! I wonder what happened to the photographer after taking the picture? Did they continue to document the changes of their environment? It is amazing to think about the ways we capture images today, in contrast to the painstaking efforts of photographers in the early 20th century.