Alfred Stieglitz approach was that of exposing the harshness of urban life however in this image in which he took in 1893 he stated that he captured for the first time nourishment and this inspired him to 'nourish his work' into becoming more human and to make himself as an artist become more successful. He was inspired by the kind act the man gave to his horses on what he described to be a miserably cold day. The image captures a man taking a break from carting to steam his horses in the cold weather. Arguably he was only nourishing the horses so have could carry on working but that's what was needed in order to live and survive in the harsh conditions.
This image is a candid image as the man did not notice Stieglitz take the image. The Camera Stieglitz used was altered in order to have a quicker shutter speed. The camera he owned was still a box cam however with the modification could take images in quicker seconds rather than up to a minute.
This is the camera that he used.
Photo credit: www.notesonphotographs.org
Photo label: The terminal 1893.
photo credit: www.thegetty.edu
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