c.1950s
Silver gelatin print
200x250mm
Ref: 2004-87
In this unusual people study many of the subjects' faces are averted from the camera, creating more of a study in compositional structure than human form. The sweeping line of figures draws the eye to the central figure in black, presumably the guide, creating a strangely still, yet compelling, image of a geothermal area known for excitement and great activity.