Meisje in Volendamse klederdracht zittend op een dijk aan (vermoedelijk) de Zuiderzee c. 1900 - 1910

G. Hidderley made this small photograph of a girl in Volendam costume sitting on a dike, probably at the Zuiderzee. It’s easy to get lost in the sepia tones of this scene. The girl's costume speaks of tradition, but her pose, head in hand, hints at something else – a longing, a boredom, or maybe just a moment of contemplation. I wonder what Hidderley was thinking, framing this shot. Did they see a symbol of Dutch heritage or an individual caught in a moment of introspection? You know, painting and photography - they're both about capturing a feeling, a mood. It's about freezing a moment in time and hoping it speaks to someone later on. There’s something really beautiful about how artists across different mediums are in a conversation with one another. We’re all trying to make sense of the world, one image at a time.