Groepsreis vanuit Weltevreden c. 1935 - 1936

This is an album page with three snapshots, ‘Groepsreis vanuit Weltevreden,’ by an anonymous photographer. Isn’t it interesting, these small images stuck in place with photo corners? I imagine the photographer carefully composing each shot, thinking about light, shadow, and maybe even the way these would sit together on the page. It's like they're painting with reality, making choices about what to include and what to leave out. The repetition of groups of people dressed in white creates a rhythm, a visual beat that guides your eye across the page. I bet the photographer was thinking about how these images would be viewed years later, and the stories they might tell. Just like painters, photographers think about mark making and the physicality of their medium, too! They are both creating a world and capturing a moment in time. It makes me wonder about the other unseen images, and about the conversations artists have across time, inspiring and responding to each other’s works, one photo or painting at a time.