Woning te Bushire, Perzië Possibly 1925

This is a photograph of a home in Bushire, Persia, taken by A.G.A. van Eelde. Looking at the image, I imagine Van Eelde setting up his camera, considering the light, thinking about how to frame the geometry of the building and the figures. It is an exercise in tone. I wonder if he was thinking about light and shadow, the way they define the structure and give it depth. Maybe he was thinking about photography’s relationship with painting. The challenge of capturing a three-dimensional world onto a flat surface. There's something so present about the light. You can almost feel the warmth of the sun on the walls, the way it casts sharp shadows. It’s funny, isn't it? How a moment captured in black and white can feel so alive. We are always in conversation with each other, aren’t we? An ongoing dialogue across time.