Een tocht met rijtuigen en paarden door een glooiend dal, vermoedelijk in de Harz c. 1903 - 1908

This photograph by Geldolph Adriaan Kessler captures a horse-drawn carriage ride through a valley, possibly in the Harz region. The sepia tones evoke a sense of nostalgia, like an old memory fading at the edges. I wonder what Kessler was thinking as he framed this shot. The road cuts through the landscape, inviting the viewer into the scene. The horses and carriages suggest a journey, a passage through time and space. The softness of the image makes me think about how we romanticize the past. Was Kessler looking to create a record, or was he trying to capture something more elusive—a feeling, a mood? Maybe it's about the way the light filters through the trees, creating patterns of light and shadow. Like a song you half remember, it hints at a story just beyond reach.