Noordzijde van de Sint-Martinuskerk te Woudrichem 1901

This is a historical photograph of the north side of St. Martin's Church in Woudrichem, taken by an anonymous photographer. The photograph captures the muted tones of stone and foliage under a soft, diffused light. I wonder about the act of framing this scene, the choices made in composing the image. Was the photographer drawn to the symmetry of the trees or the way the light catches the church's facade? It's interesting that they chose this viewpoint. The building is monumental, and the trees seem to soften it. The muted palette gives the image a timeless quality, like a memory fading at the edges. Photography is about light and capturing a moment in time, and that’s what you get here. We are all in conversation with one another, the past, present, and future, each adding our perspective.