Straatgezicht te Peking before 1920

This is a photograph by Donald Mennie, titled Straatgezicht te Peking. Here we have a black and white image, a snapshot of a bustling street scene. The eye is drawn to the arrangement of figures, each caught in their own narrative thread. It's not about perfection but about feeling, the raw essence of a moment, like an unedited film reel. Looking closer at the figures near the center, there's a blur, a sense of constant activity. It feels like the artist is inviting us to embrace the uncertainty of life, to celebrate the beauty of things not quite defined. And I start thinking about how the old masters used light to create drama. I'm reminded of artists like Gerhard Richter, who also explores the beauty of blur, the space between clarity and abstraction. Ultimately, it's a reminder that art is an ongoing conversation, and that there are as many ways to see the world as there are artists to capture it.