Vier en een halve maand oude baby Klaas Kleiterp krijgt de fles van zijn moeder Tine Kleiterp-Vermeulen in Malang 1920

This photograph captures a moment of tenderness, depicting four-and-a-half-month-old Klaas Kleiterp being bottle-fed by his mother, Tine Kleiterp-Vermeulen, in Malang. Looking at this, I imagine the artist, Klaas Kleiterp, carefully composing the shot, balancing light and shadow to convey the intimacy of the moment. It's a dance between observation and emotion, trying to freeze a fleeting connection in time. I think of the artist's own life, his gaze shifting between the personal and the universal, a constant negotiation between seeing and feeling. Photography, like painting, is a language, where tones and composition carry intention. This image is part of a larger conversation about family, memory, and the ways we capture our lives on film, like brushstrokes on a canvas. It's an ongoing dialogue, where each artist builds upon the work of those who came before, adding their voice to the chorus.