Baan bij K.M. 100 - richting "Kwakoegron" (N) 1905 - 1910

This small photograph shows the train tracks running from K.M. 100 to Kwakoegron. Imagine being the photographer, setting up the camera, framing the shot, and then waiting for the perfect moment to capture the image. The sepia tone is so interesting, it gives the photograph a sense of history, a kind of longing for a time that is past. I wonder what the photographer was thinking when they made this image? Were they thinking about the future of transportation, or were they simply trying to capture the beauty of the landscape? It makes you think of the photographers that came before them, too, and the ones that will come after. You could feel the hand in this shot, in the way that the photographer composed the scene, with the train tracks leading the eye into the distance, a journey, connecting places and people. This image is part of an ongoing conversation about progress and change.