Portret van een onbekende vrouw en twee onbekende meisjes 1912 - 1914

This photograph of an unknown woman and two girls was taken by Bernard de Jong. I'm curious about this family unit. You know, it is always interesting to wonder about what kind of performance takes place when people are having their photograph taken. I look at the face of the woman, and think maybe she is kind of anxious, but also really proud. There are so many emotions packed into an image like this, and it's really moving. I think that this photographer, Bernard de Jong, must have been extremely sensitive. What would it be like to be this photographer, setting up the shot and then trying to get the family to relax? Photographers and painters, we're all just trying to capture a little something. We are all in conversation with each other, and time, about the feelings of the human experience.