From the Wetterhorn showing the Lauteraarhorn, Schreckhorn et al., Bernese Oberl 1908

Curator: This striking photograph, "From the Wetterhorn showing the Lauteraarhorn, Schreckhorn et al.," captures the Bernese Oberland. The photographer was George Perry Ashley Abraham, though no date is listed. The textures give it such a stark, imposing feel, doesn’t it? What grabs you about this image? Editor: Absolutely. The way the light catches the snow… I'm curious about how people experienced the mountains back then. It feels so distant, almost otherworldly. Curator: For many, mountains were sublime, evoking awe and a sense of the infinite. This image almost leans into a kind of divine or transcendent experience, don't you think? Editor: Yes, now that you mention it, the composition does seem to draw the eye upward, toward a kind of… unknown. I hadn’t considered that. Thank you! Curator: My pleasure. It is just a landscape, and yet it whispers of something more, doesn't it? A reminder that art, like mountains, can hold many perspectives within its peaks and valleys.