Gezicht op Monte Cristallo bij Cortina d'Ampezzo in de Dolomieten 1916

Henri de Rothschild made this photograph of Monte Cristallo, near Cortina d'Ampezzo, using gelatin silver print. I'm thinking about the making, the developing, the fixing and washing. It's like a little alchemy, turning light into a silvery image. I imagine Henri bundled up against the cold, setting up the tripod, framing that majestic mountain. I wonder what he was thinking, looking through the lens. The Dolomites are so grand, so epic. Did he feel small? There's a beautiful tonal range here, from the almost-white snow to the dark trees that feel like sentinels guarding the slopes. I look at the way the light catches the peaks, creating a soft, ethereal glow. It's not a sharp, detailed image; it's more about atmosphere, about capturing the feeling of being in that place, surrounded by that kind of silent, powerful beauty. It’s a quiet conversation between the photographer and the mountain, a moment captured and held in silver.