Twee vrouwen in Volendamse klederdracht lopend langs een boerderij c. 1900 - 1910

This photo by G. Hidderley captures two women in Volendam, the Netherlands, with their traditional costumes, walking near a farm, and it's like stepping back in time. Look at the grayness of the photo, the way the light hits the haystacks, and the road they’re walking down. I wonder, was Hidderley trying to catch a moment, or was there a more symbolic thing at play, like a window into another life? Was he drawn to the simplicity, or the way the dresses hold onto a certain cultural past? It’s interesting how a single picture, frozen in time, can invite so many thoughts. It makes you consider, what does it mean to belong to a place, to keep its stories alive, and how do we, as artists, keep that conversation going? It’s like, we’re all just adding our own little strokes to a really, really big canvas, you know?