Watervallen in Modum Bad, Noorwegen 1876 - 1933

This is a small stereograph card of waterfalls in Modum Bad, Norway by Severin Worm-Petersen. Looking at the image I feel Worm-Petersen's cooly analytical approach. I bet he’d been thinking about the relationship between photography and seeing, how it could be used to document and record reality. What might it have been like to stand there and make the photo? How does it feel, to spend hours waiting for the right light, the right moment, the right angle? I can see the crisp, detailed way he captured the scene, the way the light dances on the water, and the interplay of dark and light in the surrounding forest. The act of making art – whether it’s painting or photography – is about trying to understand the world, to find beauty and meaning in the everyday. I see this as a conversation between artists over time and space. We build on each other’s ideas, challenge each other’s assumptions, and push the boundaries of what art can be.