Self-portrait in window, Saint George, Utah 1953

This black and white photograph by Dorothea Lange shows a window in Saint George, Utah. It looks like it might have been a really quiet moment of reflection. I can imagine Dorothea Lange looking through the camera lens, composing the shot, maybe thinking about how windows frame our view of the world, how they offer a portal between inside and outside. Maybe she was considering the stories held within the building's walls. The peeling plaster and the weathered wood— they speak of a life lived, time passing. And then there’s the 'self' in the 'self-portrait'—a ghostly reflection within the glass. It's not a clear image, not a precise rendering, but something much more ambiguous. It could be that the window is a mirror of sorts, of her own experience, or a meditation on how we see and are seen. It invites us to consider our own reflections, our own stories, and the windows through which we perceive the world. Just beautiful!