Bennink en Riphagen in een straat 1914 - 1919

This photograph, "Bennink en Riphagen in een straat", was taken by an anonymous artist. The composition is filled with figures walking, standing, busy going about their business. These figures fade into each other because of the constraints of the photographic technology available. I'm thinking about the dark and light here, and how this photo is like a study in contrasts. There is a real interest here in the effects of light and shade. I wonder what the artist was trying to capture here. What was he thinking? This image is a frozen moment in time. It can be interpreted in multiple ways. It is always a conversation across time.