can't believe this cow singlehandedly invented portrait photography

or, we couldn't believe it, until we saw it, and now we'd never think anything otherwise

photographer: ok cow, say cheese!

cow: ANYTHING YOU ASK FOR WOULD BE SIMPLY HOLDING ME BACK

photography schools around the world spend semester after semester studying close-ups of this eye to understand how anything could ever look so lovely, and long may that remain a secret that only the cows will know

alongside whether it's going to rain or not, which this cow also knows

SINGLEHOOFEDLY https://twitter.com/TheMERL/status/1386667353635753985

she later gave new meaning to the notion of a mooving image https://twitter.com/CuratorGeoff/status/1386668500144508930

the shadows know their place with this one https://twitter.com/IngeborgRakvag/status/1386668481802821635

shadows: exist

this cow:

This remarkable cow's photo is from The MERL's Farmer and Stockbreeder collection, which is filled with beautiful photos just like this one.

(MERL P FS PH1/K90886)