This photograph titled “New Mexico” was captured by the artist Garry Winogrand in 1957. The photograph is a black and white image that depicts a scene with stark contrasts and notable compositional elements.
The photo shows a vast landscape with mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky. In the foreground, there is a flat, unoccupied area that looks like a driveway or a concrete platform, with children’s toys scattered on it, suggesting a domestic setting adjacent to a natural landscape. On the left side, there’s a building structure with an open garage door; within the shadow of the garage stands a figure, which appears to be a small child. The child seems to be looking out towards the open space and the landscape beyond. The size and placement of the child create an interesting perspective on the scale of the surroundings, and the toys in the foreground offer a sense of ordinary life set against the backdrop of the expansive New Mexico terrain. The image overall offers a sense of isolation or perhaps contemplation, capturing a moment in both the everyday and the sublime.