Portret van een man met een baard en een pijp Possibly 1912 - 1919

This small photograph titled, ‘Portret van een man met een baard en een pijp’, was made by the American Automatic Photo Cy. I love that he has a pipe! Look at the details of the man’s face. It’s a super direct portrait; he's facing us head-on. I wonder what he might have been thinking when he posed. It’s all in black and white, allowing you to look closely at the details of his beard and his clothes. He wears what looks like an apron. What kind of job did he have? Was he a tradesman? The portrait is pretty formal and reminds me of August Sander’s portraits. They are so detailed and really show a person’s essence. It's like the photographer tried to capture not just a likeness but the whole person, their life, their work, and the times they lived in.