Twee portretten van prinses Juliana 1936

Here are two photographic portraits of Princess Juliana by Franz Ziegler. Looking at the image I can just imagine Ziegler in the darkroom, carefully manipulating the development process to achieve the desired tonal range. What was he thinking about as he made this? These photographs capture something real in the Princess’s demeanor. I get the feeling she was a very self-possessed young woman. Photography offers such a different way of seeing the world compared to painting, yet the photographer, like the painter, still has to make many decisions about how to frame the subject. Artists are always in dialogue with each other across time, building on each other's ideas and approaches.