Georgia O'Keeffe 1931

This photograph of Georgia O’Keeffe by Alfred Stieglitz, well, it's like he's captured a moment of quiet contemplation. The monochrome palette gives it this timeless feel, like we’re peering into a memory. I imagine Stieglitz, circling O’Keeffe, thinking about how to frame her, what the light can say. You can almost feel the texture of the skull she's holding, the way the light catches on its surface. It’s a study in contrasts. O'Keeffe's gaze is intense, meeting yours head-on. She was an artist who wasn’t afraid to look hard and make you look too. It reminds me of other portraits where artists capture each other, or themselves, trying to see past the surface. There’s a conversation happening here, across time, across mediums. It’s about seeing, really seeing, and trying to catch something true.