Edith Jetten met een parasol in een boot 1925 - 1927

This photograph of Edith Jetten with a parasol in a boat was made by an anonymous artist. What was it like to be the photographer, balancing in the boat, trying to get the right angle and light, trying to capture the spirit of the sitter? I know that feeling so well, the struggle of translating an idea, a feeling, or even just something I see into a new form. The whole process feels like a big question mark, doesn't it? I wonder if the artist was thinking about light and shade, how the dappled sunlight on the water creates this shimmering effect, or maybe it was about capturing a fleeting moment of peace and contemplation? It feels like a collaboration, a meeting of minds across time and space. It is all these gestures, decisions, and happy accidents, and ultimately a generous offering to us, the viewers, who are free to imagine what we want.