Binnenplaats van boerderij Herrenhof te Wittem 1890 - 1920

This photograph of Binnenplaats van boerderij Herrenhof te Wittem captures the courtyard of a farmhouse with simple, earthy tones, making it feel both immediate and distant. It's all about process, right? How light interacts with surface, and how that interaction becomes an image. I’m drawn to the tactile quality, even in a photograph – the way the light catches the rough texture of the stone wall. It’s not a smooth, polished surface; it’s got character, like a face that tells a story. And the ground itself, with its uneven cobblestones, feels worn and real. These details pull me in, inviting me to imagine walking through this space, feeling the ground under my feet. Think about the photographs of Eugène Atget, who documented Parisian architecture and street scenes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Like Atget, this image invites us to consider the poetry in the everyday, finding beauty in the textures and rhythms of ordinary life. There's a sense of timelessness, like the farm has always been there, and always will be.