Drying the laundry 2017

Alfred Freddy Krupa made this photograph, "Drying the Laundry", and well, I find it really evocative of a time and place. It's all about contrasts, isn't it? The whites are SO white! The texture of the laundry is thick with shadow and light, but really soft as well. You just know those linens smell amazing! The way the light filters through the archway, it's like the whole scene is breathing, quietly. But then, you look deeper into the courtyard, and everything is much darker. The building is grimy and stained. The potted plants are very sad looking. The light and dark are working together to make this image very mysterious; inviting, but also unsettling. I get the feeling that the old European masters like Rembrandt or Goya would've been interested in this picture.