Gezicht op de Dalempoort te Gorinchem 1890 - 1915

This photoprint shows the Gezicht op de Dalempoort te Gorinchem, and was made by an anonymous artist, or Monumentenzorg, at some unknown date. There’s a calmness to the picture. The water is still, and the old stone building sits solid. I wonder how it felt to be the photographer, what they were thinking when they chose this shot. Maybe they wanted to show the town’s strength and history. The way the light hits the building makes it stand out, but also connects it to everything around it. Think of it as a conversation between the past and the present. Each picture taken is a new way of seeing something that's already there, but every time we look, we might see something new, too.