Spiranthes cernua- Nodding Ladies' Tresses 1931

This is Edwin Hale Lincoln's photograph, Spiranthes cernua - Nodding Ladies' Tresses. Just looking at this small silvery image, I imagine Lincoln carefully framing that meadow, maybe even lying on the ground to get the shot. You can almost feel the quiet concentration it must have taken, waiting for the perfect light to capture those delicate flowers. There's a beautiful stillness here, a quiet hum. It reminds me of Agnes Martin's subtle paintings – that feeling of vast space held within a small, intimate frame. There's a tenderness in the way Lincoln documents these tiny flowers amidst the grass. It's like he's inviting us to pause and appreciate the beauty in the everyday, the things we often overlook. I think all artists are in conversation, across time, helping each other see. They make each other see. And this photograph feels like a gentle invitation to look closer, to find those moments of quiet beauty in our own lives.