Militairen en een vrouw 1940 - 1943

This photograph, "Militairen en een vrouw," sits within the pages of a worn album at the Rijksmuseum, and it pulls me right in. There's something really intimate about this image of two military men with a woman between them. I can imagine the photographer carefully composing the shot, maybe thinking about capturing a sense of camaraderie. The light is soft, but the edges are sharp. What was going through their minds at that moment? Were they nervous, excited, or just trying to hold still? You know, it's a bit like painting, really – a mix of planning and chance. There's a tenderness in the subjects’ linked arms. It reminds me of the work of other artists who are interested in the idea of creating images of ordinary people. Images like this let us see the nuances of human relationships, and how the work of art helps people to communicate across time.