Veranda 1900 - 1922

This warm sepia photograph shows a veranda, probably taken sometime around the turn of the last century by Robert Julius Boers. I imagine the photographer carefully setting up his equipment, adjusting the focus, and waiting for the perfect light. The scene is bathed in a soft, diffused glow, creating a sense of tranquility and stillness. There's a table in the foreground, an object that seems to say "home." And rocking chairs. It makes you feel like someone is about to offer you a glass of iced tea. Boers' work reminds me a little of Eugène Atget, who documented the streets and buildings of Paris with a similar eye for detail and atmosphere. Both artists were interested in capturing the everyday, the ordinary moments that often go unnoticed. In this photograph, Boers invites us to pause, to breathe, and to appreciate the simple beauty of a quiet veranda.