Klaas en Tiny Kleiterp spelend met een kar op een grasveld in Nederlands-Indië 1922

This photograph was taken in Nederlands-Indië by Klaas Kleiterp, sometime in the early 20th century. It's got this intimate feel, like a snapshot from a family album, capturing a quiet moment of childhood. The photograph is modest in scale, the image of Klaas and Tiny Kleiterp playing with a cart on a grassy field is simple, but there's something really lovely about it. The shades of the sepia tones create a sense of depth, focusing on the soft light falling on the children’s faces. The photograph suggests a kind of casualness. It reminds me a bit of the photographs Gerhard Richter made using family album pictures, finding beauty in the everyday. It’s this reminder that art can be found in the most unexpected places, in the fleeting moments of life. Like art, photography is an ongoing conversation about life, the universe, and everything.