Gezicht op het Lovatnet met de Kjenndalsbreen before 1893

Paul Lange captured "Gezicht op het Lovatnet met de Kjenndalsbreen" using a camera and photographic paper. The composition organizes itself around a central band of water, which acts as a mirror reflecting the dramatic landscape. The photograph is dominated by vertical forms of steep cliffs which rise on either side, leading the eye towards a distant glacier nestled between them. The stark contrast between light and shadow gives the photograph its dramatic quality, typical of romantic landscape paintings. The surface of the water is relatively calm, acting as a plane, yet it's also disrupted by the wake of a small boat. The boat introduces a human element, its small scale in relation to the natural elements emphasizes the sublime power of nature. Lange’s work serves as a document of a specific geographic location, it also engages with broader themes of exploration and the human encounter with nature. It invites us to reflect on our place within the vastness of the natural world.