Marba en Olga Titzenthaler, dochter en echtgenote van de fotograaf, op het dakterras van het woonhuis in de Friedrichstrasse, Berlijn Possibly 1912

Waldemar Titzenthaler captured this charming image of his wife and daughter on the rooftop of their Berlin home. It is a scene of intimate tenderness. I imagine the photographer’s delight as he arranged his models, his family, on the roof of the Friedrichstrasse building. The dappled light suggests a day of leisure, a fleeting moment of normality amidst the backdrop of a rapidly changing world. His wife, leaning forward, reaches out to her daughter Marba with a smile. The child, clutching a small toy or treat, stares back with curiosity. You can almost feel the warmth of the sun, and the gentle breeze. The composition, with its soft focus and naturalistic rendering, reflects Titzenthaler's interest in capturing everyday scenes with an emotional resonance. Here, the boundaries between the personal and the public blur, inviting us to reflect on the beauty and complexity of human connection in a moment suspended in time. It makes you wonder about the little girl: what becomes of her? What is she thinking?