Gezicht op de Ionische Zee vanaf Korfoe before 1910

This photograph, "Gezicht op de Ionische Zee vanaf Korfoe," was taken by Frédéric Boissonnas at an unknown date. I imagine Boissonnas, lugging around this old camera, to capture this landscape. What was he thinking? What was it like to stand in the landscape, waiting for the light, and then finally pressing the shutter? He probably felt a kinship with other photographers and painters, all trying to capture their experience of nature, each artist leaving their own personal mark. Look at the lines of the Cypress trees—they speak to me of longing. These gestures give a sense of depth and feeling; they pull me into the scene. When Boissonnas made this photograph, he joined a conversation, a long conversation with other artists, and now we can be part of this conversation too. It's a reminder that the possibilities for seeing and expressing something new are always open.