Transport van tabak 1925 - 1928

This photograph of the Transport van tabak captures workers transporting stacks of harvested tobacco. I imagine the photographer finding the right spot and just snapping away. What were they thinking as they looked through the viewfinder? Were they trying to capture the human spirit through hard labour, or just the banality of work? I’m struck by the stark tonal range, how the composition and monochrome palette evokes so much feeling. I keep thinking that this is not about one single thing, but the combination of all the different things coming together. It is about people, place, and the movement of things. All forms of art embrace uncertainty, allowing space for multiple meanings. The image captures a moment in time, but it continues to resonate with us today.