Ontvangst te Paramaribo, 1912 Possibly 1912 - 1919

This photograph, "Ontvangst te Paramaribo," was taken by Augusta Curiel in 1912, capturing a moment frozen in time. It’s the greyscale that grabs me – a tonal dance, a quiet hum. I see this and think about the way tones shift and shape things. Look at the foliage in the background, how the light filters through, creating almost abstract shapes. It's like Curiel is painting with light and shadow, making the world anew through a lens. There's this beautiful, almost ghostly quality to the figures, standing in such perfect alignment. It makes me think about the weight of history, the layers of stories embedded in every image. Someone like Lisette Model, another great photographer who found poetry in the everyday, would appreciate the starkness here. Photography, like any art, keeps offering us a chance to see, to feel, to think differently. It's an invitation, not an answer.