Straatbeeld met een uivormige kerktoren 1920 - 1940

This small photograph of a street scene with an onion-shaped church tower was made by G. Hidderley at an unknown date. Looking at this scene, you can almost feel the sun beating down on the buildings, casting long shadows across the cobblestone street, there’s a quiet stillness to the image. I wonder what it was like for Hidderley to set up their camera, framing this view of daily life with a peculiar church tower in the background. The sepia tones evoke a bygone era, adding a layer of nostalgia to the scene, and I am reminded of other photographers who captured the essence of urban life, like Eugène Atget, wandering the streets of Paris with his large-format camera. The placement of the tower, slightly off-center, draws the eye up and into the distance, inviting us to contemplate the passage of time, and the enduring presence of history within the everyday.