Karren en werknemers op een stortplaats van een tinonderneming te Soengeiliat c. 1900 - 1920

This photograph shows carts and workers at a tin mining dump in Soengeiliat. You know, looking at it, I almost feel like I’m standing where the photographer was. I can almost feel the sun beating down, see the workers in the distance, and taste the dust in the air. I wonder what the photographer was thinking when they made this? Were they just documenting the scene, or were they trying to say something more? Were they thinking about all the other photographers who came before them, or were they just trying to get the shot? I love how the composition draws your eye in, and how the repetition of the carts creates a sense of rhythm. It reminds me of some of the early industrial photographs, but also of the paintings of the old masters. There is a timeless quality to the image. It captures a moment in history, but it also speaks to something deeper about the human condition. Artists are constantly in conversation with one another. It’s an ongoing exchange of ideas that transcends time.