High Sierras c. 1920

Editor: This silver print photograph, "High Sierras" by William Edward Dassonville, offers such a stark image of a weathered tree. It's both beautiful and desolate. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It speaks to the quiet resilience of nature, doesn't it? The way the light catches the gnarled branches, almost like grasping hands against that endless sky. It makes me think about time, and the stories etched into the landscape. Editor: The tree seems to stand as a monument to time. Is there a particular story you feel it's telling? Curator: Maybe it's not one specific story, but rather a feeling. A meditation on survival. Or perhaps it's inviting us to consider our own place in the grand scheme of things. That's what I love most about it. Editor: I see that now, thanks! The personal connection to nature really shines through.