Amsterdam/ Rembrandtplein 1924

This photograph of Amsterdam/Rembrandtplein was made by Weenenk & Snel. I'm looking at the buildings, which loom large, all fussy and ornate. I wonder what it was like to stand on that busy street. I feel the gaze of the photographer, squinting, trying to capture the hustle and bustle of the people heading this way and that. Imagine standing there with Weenenk & Snel behind their camera. What caught their eye? The tall buildings? The busy street? The horse and cart? The trolley bus? The shadows? A photograph is a means of inquiry, a way of thinking and seeing. This image, like a painting, offers a particular way of seeing, of experiencing the world at a specific moment in time. Artists are in ongoing conversation across time, inspiring one another to explore the world through photography and painting. It is a form of embodied expression which embraces uncertainty, allowing multiple interpretations.