Brug tussen Dasht Arjin en Shiraz, Perzië Possibly 1925

A.G.A. van Eelde made this photograph of a bridge between Dasht Arjin and Shiraz in Persia, but there's no date listed, so we can't know for sure exactly when. This bridge looks like a real survivor, doesn't it? The texture is amazing – all those stones, each with its own little story. See how the arches reflect in the water? It's like the bridge is talking to itself. I love the contrast of the solid stone and the flowing water. It feels like a conversation between something permanent and something that’s always changing. It reminds me of some of the etchings of Piranesi, who was obsessed with Roman ruins and the way nature reclaims architecture. Maybe that was on van Eelde’s mind too. Anyway, it's a beautiful meditation on time, history, and how things change. Bridges, after all, are about connection, not just between places but between times.