Meisje met hoed, staande in een bos 1901 - 1905

This gelatin silver print, *Meisje met hoed, staande in een bos* (Girl with hat, standing in a forest), was made by Alfred Stieglitz. It's a small, intimate scene, like a memory caught in shades of gray. I'm thinking about Stieglitz, the act of seeing and choosing this moment. He carefully composes the girl's silhouette against the blurred, dreamy backdrop of the woods. You can almost feel the quiet of the forest, the stillness of the air. It's as though Stieglitz has found a way to freeze time, to hold onto this fleeting vision. The little girl in her hat, standing there, becomes a symbol, not just of childhood, but of a certain kind of innocence and wonder. Stieglitz, like other artists, is in an ongoing conversation across time, sharing a view of what it means to be human. His work embraces ambiguity, inviting multiple interpretations that shift and evolve with our own experiences.