Duitse Luftwaffe militairen en drie verpleegsters Possibly 1940 - 1945

This little black and white photograph captures German Air Force soldiers and three nurses, but we don't know exactly when it was taken or who the photographer was. It's a casual scene, maybe intended as a morale booster, a record of everyday life during wartime. I find myself thinking about what it must have been like to be the photographer at that moment. What did they want to show? What details did they choose to include or leave out? How much control did they have over the composition? That one figure standing to the left, with his hands in his pockets—does he know he’s being photographed? Is he even meant to be there? These are the kinds of human details that make a picture resonate. Photography is a really interesting medium, because it’s about being present in the world, but also about framing a particular vision of it. Like painting, it’s a kind of exchange between the artist, the subject, and the viewer, constantly evolving through time.