Window Reflections 1984 Gelatin Silver Photograph

An original 5 x 7 inch black and white photograph taken and developed by Thomas Alan Schmidler in 1984. This reflective composition captures the merging of street and storefront—where mannequins, clothing racks, and passing figures blend with buildings, cars, and the pointed silhouette of a church spire in the background.

The photograph invites the viewer to look twice, revealing the layered complexity of city life. Schmidler’s use of natural light and reflection transforms glass into a canvas of overlapping realities, offering a quiet meditation on perception, presence, and the rhythms of urban existence.

This is an original 1984 photograph taken and developed by my dad, Thomas Alan Schmidler in his darkroom.