Pasgetrowd stel Thea en Werner Possibly 1944 - 1949

Here is a small vintage photograph of a Pasgetrowd stel, Thea en Werner, by an anonymous artist. I'm thinking about the photographer, whoever they were, and the young couple, Thea and Werner, posing for a photograph on their wedding day. It’s a tender image, capturing a moment of shared intimacy amidst the turmoil of life. The photograph feels both spontaneous and carefully considered, as if the photographer paused time for them. I imagine the photographer working, thinking, feeling. It is a process of experimentation, chance, and learning. Every artist makes hundreds of decisions, responding to and building upon the decisions of those who came before. I wonder what this artist thought about the art they were making. How do they define success? Did they see themselves as part of a larger, ongoing conversation about the possibilities of image-making?