Henriëtte Wassink met haar dochters Wilhelmina en Dootje van Zijll de Jong lopend op straat 1930 - 1935

This snapshot, an anonymous photograph, captures Henriëtte Wassink with her daughters Wilhelmina and Dootje van Zijll de Jong, strolling down a street. I wonder about the anonymous photographer, out there, in the street... was it a family member? A passer-by? What kind of camera was used and was it easy to handle? It is only 60 by 88mm! I am drawn to the texture of the image, the way the light catches the furs and fabrics of their coats. The women are walking forward, confident, stylish, with only an awareness of the camera. It could be a painting, the way their figures emerge from the shadows, their faces lit by the street's glow. There is a beauty in the everyday, a fleeting moment captured. The lack of identifying information only adds to the mystery, inviting us to project our own narratives onto these figures from the past. It reminds me that every mark carries a story, a trace of the artist's hand and the subject's presence, forever intertwined.