Stroomversnelling in de Mindrineti 1903 - 1910

Hendrik Doijer made this image, *Stroomversnelling in de Mindrineti,* using photography. Just look at the light reflecting on the water! It almost looks like a painting. I can only imagine what it might have been like for Doijer to be there. Did he consider himself to be creating, composing, or simply recording? The tones communicate feeling, intention, and meaning. There's a lot of shadow and the composition is kind of a Romantic landscape trope. It reminds me of 19th-century painting, yet it's somehow ahead of itself. In that sense it is like life; you don't know what is to come, but you have to keep going anyway! I like to think about what other artists might have made if they had access to the technology we have today. Doijer would be happy to see us all being inspired by each other, creating art and exchanging ideas.