Gezicht op de Hervormde Kerk te Oirschot 1890 - 1920

This photograph titled ‘Gezicht op de Hervormde Kerk te Oirschot’ was made by an anonymous person using photographic methods. I can really feel the artist's hand as they worked, holding the camera, framing their shot of the simple church. I wonder what it might have been like to be them that day? What they might have been thinking? Was there a particular quality of light they were trying to capture? The sun is obscured by mist, but there’s still something there, like a quiet hum. You can tell that this is a photographer who knows how to use the light to create a certain mood, a sense of atmosphere. It kind of reminds me of Atget, who had his own way of documenting architecture. You can see how different photographers can have their own styles and ways of seeing, and it's really interesting to see how they all build on each other's work. It's like one big conversation that goes on forever. And it makes you think about what’s important to preserve, what we value.