Ruïnes van de Zeustempel in Nemea before 1910

This photograph of the Ruins of the Temple of Zeus was taken by Frédéric Boissonnas. It’s all done in shades of brown, like faded sepia tones, and it’s a bit like staring back into history, right? You can almost feel Boissonnas setting up his camera, thinking about light, composing the image, and waiting, just waiting for the right moment to capture this scene. What was he thinking as he framed these crumbling pillars against the stark landscape? Was he contemplating the passage of time, the rise and fall of civilizations? I bet he was. The image makes me think about what it means to preserve a moment, a place, and an idea through art. The photograph feels like a conversation across time, between us, Boissonnas, the people who built the temple, and the gods they hoped to honor.