Untitled (Street, Vienna) 1933

This is an image, a vintage gelatin silver print by Edith Tudor-Hart, called 'Street, Vienna.' I wonder where she was standing, what the viewpoint was to make this photo? It's almost like a painting, with all the shadows and textures. The way the light hits the cobblestone street is gorgeous. You can almost feel the city moving below, like looking down at ants from a high building. I imagine she's trying to capture a certain atmosphere or mood and is seeking an essence of place, a feeling, by framing and cropping. I like imagining her walking around the city and trying to figure out where to stand to get the perfect picture. It makes me think about the relationship between the artist and the city, between photography and painting, and how we can see a bit of ourselves in everything we look at. Artists are in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity.