“There had been a raging blizzard during the night. When I awakened in my bed, I looked toward the window to see a magnificent display of frost. Nature's storm had playfully arranged what seemed to be stationary snowflakes on the pane of glass. Looking through the window and its decoration of frosted crystals, I saw a tree trunk with its branches rhythmically and joyfully dancing as if in celebration of the visual magic that was before my eyes. It was now up to me to quickly arise and to gather my equipment and film to etch all this beauty and magic onto film and silver paper.”
~ Paul Caponigro (1932 - 2024)
If anyone has given nature a voice, it is Paul Caponigro. He has a rare gift for revealing the subtleties and quiet rhythms of the everyday—turning small, often overlooked things into images of deep personal beauty. His prints invite you to slow down, to look again, and in that looking, to find a way into your own reflection.
Caponigro’s work feels rooted in an older purpose: to notice, to wonder, to be present. In an age when technology pulls our attention and by sleight of hand, forces us to succumb to a new age of seeing, his master prints insist on the opposite—patience, attention, and reverence. They are lessons in retreat: pause, breathe, see.
Take your time with these images, as he took time conceiving them. They reward the kind of quiet attention that changes the way you see the world.
