Ob. Wm. Meyer achter een bureau 1941 - 1945

This black and white photograph captures Ob. Wm. Meyer behind a desk, anonymous in origin and unknown in date – a study in understated greys and concentrated labor. I imagine the photographer, positioning themselves just so, trying to capture something essential about Meyer in his element. The depth of field focuses our attention on his hands, shuffling papers, and the weighty phone beside him, instruments of his daily toil. The rest of the room fades into a soft blur, a background hum to the main event. It makes you wonder about the photographer's intentions and their relationship to Meyer, and how this single frame represents a life lived, a job done, a person captured in the act of working. It's a reminder that every image, no matter how simple, is a conversation between the subject, the artist, and us.