The Art of photography

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Hardangerfjord. 1959

InaviewofNorway'sHardangerfjordtakenon

a

windlessautumnafternoon,darkerbluesofthe

nearbycoastlineseem

to

movetowardthe

viewer,whilethepalecolorsoff/ordwallsfarther

offseemtofadeaway.Thisphenomenon,linked

toatmosphericconditionsthatnormallywash

outobjects,

imparts

a

senseoflimitless,cold

distancetothephotograph