king-without-a-castle: Fred Holland Day - Boy in unbuttoned shirt We have enjoyed a selection of s

king-without-a-castle:

Fred Holland Day - Boy in unbuttoned shirt

We have enjoyed a selection of striking solo portraits by those working in Italy at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, the likes of von Gloeden, Plüschow and Galdi; now let us take a moment to look upon a wonderful portrait by an American turn-of-the-century photographer : F. Holland Day.
Like his unworldly scenes of melancholy beauty and solitary contemplation in the quiet wild places, this captivating closeup with simply breathtaking lighting has the same hazy soft focus - a deliberate artistic choice, not merely ‘cameras weren’t very good then’ as I’ve been told before when enthusing about this sublime style of photography!