Equivalent 1925

Alfred Stieglitz captured this photograph, called Equivalent, with a camera, at an unknown date. Look at the way that light pushes through those rolling clouds. It’s like the sky is a big, abstract painting. I wonder what Stieglitz was feeling when he looked up and decided to capture this moment. Was he thinking about light and shadow, about the way clouds shift and change, or was he feeling something deeper, something he couldn’t quite put into words? For me, the beauty of this photograph isn’t just in what it shows, but in what it suggests. It’s about the fleeting nature of moments, the way emotions can be as ephemeral as clouds in the sky. It reminds me that, as artists, we’re all just trying to capture something real, something true, even if it’s just a feeling. And maybe, that feeling is enough.