Echtpaar Berti Hoppe en Herman Besselaar met de hond aan het strand te Noordwijk Possibly 1936 - 1938

Here is a photo album page made by Berti Hoppe that captures a couple, Berti Hoppe and Herman Besselaar, along with their dog, enjoying a day at Noordwijk beach. The arrangement is casual and heartfelt. I imagine Berti, probably with a Rolleiflex, carefully framing each shot, considering light, composition, and emotional tone. The repetition of the dog, bounding through the waves, reminds me of David Hockney's photo collages. Each photograph is its own little world, and when you see them all together, they create an expanded sense of time. It’s like Hoppe is saying, "I’m not just recording a scene; I’m preserving a memory." The placement of the photographs on the page feels deliberate. Each photo resonates with a particular kind of memory, a sensory memory, a playful memory, a quiet memory. The way the black and white tones interact with the texture of the paper creates this visual experience that’s both immediate and timeless. This piece reminds us that art doesn't always need to shout; sometimes, it whispers the loudest.