Façade van Veerkade 14 te Den Haag 1903

This photo, 'Façade van Veerkade 14 te Den Haag,' probably taken around 1903, captures a building front in muted tones. I'm wondering about the impulse behind photographing this building. Was it about documentation? Or was the photographer drawn to the interplay of light and shadow on the building's surface? There's a definite geometry with the facade, yet there’s also a softness in the sepia tones. It reminds me that photography, like painting, involves a series of choices about what to emphasize, what to leave out, and how to frame a subject. I see this as a quiet conversation between the photographer and the architecture, a moment of observation transformed into a lasting image.