Drie foto's van tempelrestanten in Paestum 1950

Norbert van den Berg created this collection of photographs of temple remnants in Paestum sometime in 1950. The images are black and white and depict the ruins of ancient temples. I imagine Van den Berg walking around this area. Thinking about those long-gone folks who constructed these grand temples, I can almost feel the sun-baked stone beneath my fingers. The soft grayscale of the photo gives the ruins a timeless, ghostly presence. Van den Berg captured the haunting beauty of these ancient structures, which makes me think about history, loss, and memory. Each frame is a meditation on the passage of time. I wonder if he thought about the photographers who came before him, capturing similar scenes. There’s something so beautiful about the conversation between artists across time. What do you think? Are you getting the same feelings?