Logar, Afghanistan 1982

This is a photograph by Ed Grazda, it's called Logar, Afghanistan, and I'm immediately drawn to the way it captures a sense of place. Look at the texture of the mud wall, how it anchors the composition! It's almost sculptural in its roughness. The light catches every little divot and crack, highlighting the materiality of the earth itself. And then there's that lone figure, wrapped in cloth, blending into the landscape. It's like they’re part of the wall, part of the land. I keep thinking about Robert Frank, another photographer who captured the everyday, the raw and unvarnished. Grazda shares that same spirit, that willingness to look closely at the world and find beauty in the ordinary. It’s a reminder that art isn't about perfection, it’s about seeing, feeling, and connecting. It's a conversation across time and place.