Willem van den Berg met een vrouw en een jongen bij een rivier in Makuleke, Zuid-Afrika 1968

These photographs of Willem van den Berg with a woman and a young boy by a river in Makuleke, South Africa, were taken in 1968. I can only imagine Willem, clicking away, trying to capture the scene that was in front of him: the riverbank, the play of light and shadow on the water, the surrounding landscape, the presence of his companions. It’s almost as if he's trying to catch a moment that's already slipping away. I wonder if he was thinking about light and shadow, the way the sunlight filters through the trees, or if he was simply enjoying a moment with family by the river. I imagine this photograph as a personal archive, a way to hold onto memories, experiences, and relationships. Willem is in dialogue with other image makers, perhaps even photographers documenting their travels, exchanging ways of capturing and sharing the world. He might have wanted to capture this fleeting scene, inviting us to reflect on the passage of time and the beauty of everyday life.