Gezicht op een baai, vermoedelijk Menton of vanaf Menton c. 1872 - 1874

This is a photograph of what is believed to be Menton, France, captured by Eugène Degand. Note the prominent presence of water, a symbol of both purity and peril across cultures. Water's significance is as old as civilization itself, appearing in ancient mythologies as the source of life and chaos, from the Egyptian Nile to the Greek seas ruled by Poseidon. It also speaks to a primal human connection. The sight of water often evokes a sense of calm and introspection, perhaps harking back to our earliest origins and the subconscious pull of the life-giving seas. The image is a window into the past but also echoes in contemporary themes of nature, memory, and the search for tranquility.