Twee mannen op de toren van de Posthoornkerk aan de Haarlemmerstraat 1920 - 1970

This gelatin silver print by Vereenigde Foto-bureaux Amsterdam captures two men perched high on the Posthoornkerk tower on Haarlemmerstraat. I am struck by the daring of these figures. The composition is an audacious mix of precariousness and expansive vision, looking out across the city. There's a kind of crazy freedom in that height. I imagine the photographer and the workmen all teetering up there, maybe feeling like they could touch the sky. This is one of those images that feels like a dare. It reminds me that photography, like painting, can be a form of fearless looking, a way of engaging with the world that's both risky and revealing. It’s about finding new angles, new perspectives, and sharing them, come what may.