Aretha Franklin, Detroit, MI, 1996

The way she’s mid-song, eyes closed and belting right at the camera, you can almost hear her voice. Timothy White really captured that impossible mix of glamour and raw power, and the print quality does the moment justice. It’s been up in my hallway for a week and I still stop to look at it every ti

The details in Timothy White’s shot are incredible—you can see the texture of her outfit and the emotion in her eyes as she sang. I’m amazed at how the print captures that spontaneous, live-performance energy in a still image.

This print captures Aretha so beautifully — you can almost hear her singing just by looking at her expression. The detail in her outrageous outfit and the way she’s framed against that Detroit backdrop makes it feel like a moment frozen in time. It’s already the centerpiece of my living room wall.