Gideon Elon, de derde echtgenoot van Isabel Wachenheimer, gezeten op een steen tijdens de huwelijksreis van Isabel en Gideon 1956

This sepia photograph captures Gideon Elon, the third husband of Isabel Wachenheimer, seated on a stone during their honeymoon, and even though the photographer is anonymous, they have made a great photograph. I wonder if the photographer knew how iconic this image would become? Maybe they were thinking about the composition, and the light, and the way Gideon is posed. I like how the photographer has captured the texture of the stone, you can almost feel the roughness of the rock, the smoothness of Gideon’s hair and the soft rolling hills in the background. It makes you think about touch, and memory, and the way we hold onto moments in time. The sepia tones give it this nostalgic vibe, like it's a memory fading into the past, but still vivid and present. Anonymous photographers like this one are part of a rich, visual dialogue that spans time, and their work is as meaningful as that of well-known photographers.