Untitled (young man and woman dancing) 1965

This black and white photograph, Untitled (young man and woman dancing), was captured by Robert Burian in 1965. The scene is right out of a movie, isn't it? A young couple, dressed to the nines, caught in a dance. The way the light catches on the woman's dress, it's so delicate, almost like a sketch. It's the kind of photo that makes you wonder about the story behind it, like a half-remembered dream. See how the backdrop blurs? It focuses our attention on the couple, the real subject of the piece. This isn't just a picture, it's a moment frozen in time. It puts me in mind of Gerhard Richter's blurred photographs, where the details fade away, leaving only the feeling. Like Richter, Burian uses the camera to capture a particular emotion, a moment of bliss in what feels like an ongoing conversation about how we see and remember.