Brandende auto's na verkeersongeluk before 1965

Gerald Formosa made this photograph of burning cars after a traffic accident. I can only imagine what it might have been like to take such a picture. The tonal scale is gorgeous: from the darkest blacks to the brightest whites, Formosa captures a stark image of the event. Was it a single exposure, or did he use a range of techniques to achieve such striking contrasts? It almost seems like a double exposure. What was he thinking, standing there in the dark, with everything burning around him? Did he feel anything? Did he have to wait there for a long time? I wonder if he was thinking about Weegee or some other photographer. I wonder if he ever thought about painting? It's interesting how artists are in an ongoing conversation with one another, across time, inspiring creativity. This image embraces ambiguity, encouraging us to interpret it in multiple ways, beyond a fixed, definitive reading.