Portret van twee mannen en een vrouw 1895 - 1920

This photograph of two men and a woman was created by Atelier Kaufhaus des Westens. It's fascinating how a moment gets captured and then lives on, almost like a painting. Look at the surface, it's got this muted, sepia tone, which feels like a memory fading but still there. The lighting is soft, almost gentle, making you focus on the faces. The eyes are so sharp, you can almost feel what they’re feeling. The woman in the middle has this lace collar which has a beautiful and delicate pattern, but is also sort of claustrophobic. There's something about the composition, the way the figures are arranged, that reminds me of those old family portraits. It feels very much like art as a conversation. Photography shares an artistic aim with painting, to capture a moment in time. Art is like a big, ongoing chat where everyone's just riffing off each other, trying to make sense of the world.