Boerderij in Fyllo, Thessalië before 1910

This vintage photograph of a farm in Fyllo, Thessaly, was taken by Frédéric Boissonnas. It's like a moment captured in amber, isn't it? I can imagine Boissonnas setting up his camera, maybe on a tripod, carefully composing the shot to capture the essence of rural life. The textures are so interesting here – the rough wood of the cart, the sun-baked earth, the whitewashed walls of the buildings in the background. What was he thinking when he pressed the shutter? Maybe he was struck by the simplicity and the timelessness of this scene. The way the light falls, creating deep shadows and highlighting the contours of the landscape. It reminds me a little of some early landscape photography. Ultimately, it’s all about light, time, and place, an ongoing conversation between artists across history.