Bos en beek landschap c. 1900 - 1930

Richard Tepe made this photograph of a forest and creek, we don't know when, but it’s a beautiful example of how photography can be like painting. It’s not just about capturing a scene, but about shaping how we see it. Look at the way Tepe used light and shadow. It's almost like he's using the camera to draw, building up the image with layers of tone. The texture isn’t something you can touch, but you can almost feel the roughness of the bark and the softness of the leaves. There’s this one fallen tree, stretched across the creek, creating these amazing reflections and the whole composition feels very balanced. This piece reminds me a bit of some of the early modernist landscape painters, like the Canadian Group of Seven, who were also interested in capturing the spirit of the wilderness. It's all about creating a feeling, an atmosphere, rather than just a literal representation.