Gezicht op de rooms-katholieke kerk te Gilze en Rijen 1904

This photograph of the Roman Catholic Church in Gilze en Rijen looks like it was captured with a sepia filter. Imagine the photographer, whoever they were, setting up their equipment, carefully framing the church against the sky. The light has something to do with this image, the way the light is soft and diffused. I wonder if they were thinking about how best to capture the spirit of the place? There's a quietness here, a stillness. It makes you think about time, about history, about the lives that have passed through those doors. A tree stands bare beside it. It reminds me of other photographs of churches I have seen in Europe. There’s something about the angle, the light, the way it all comes together. It's like an exchange of ideas. A conversation about how we see and remember.