Weg met door ezels getrokken karren before 1920

Donald Mennie made this photograph, "Weg met door ezels getrokken karren," at some point in the first half of the twentieth century, though the exact date is a mystery. I love that sense of not knowing, and the sepia tones here really add to the feeling of looking into the past. There’s a real softness to the image, a kind of blurriness, especially in the foliage and figures. It reminds me of the way light can play tricks on your eyes. The road is streaked with these really defined lines, and the trees and branches are just visible, forming a frame that draws you in. The lack of sharp detail is what really gets me going. It's like trying to grasp a dream, just out of reach. Photographers like Atget come to mind, who turned everyday scenes into something almost mythical. This picture, like many great artworks, doesn’t give you all the answers; instead, it leaves space for your own thoughts to wander.