Vrouw wast kleding op een steiger before 1903

This interesting image of a woman washing clothes on a jetty by Oskar de Teffé, captures a sense of everyday life through a black and white lens. You can almost feel the splash of the water as the woman works, her figure caught mid-action. What strikes me is the way the photograph holds onto detail while embracing a certain softness. The buildings in the background are distinct, but there's a gentleness to the water's surface, a blurring that feels almost dreamlike. Look at the way the light reflects off the river, creating a shimmering effect. It reminds me of some of the early impressionist painters who were trying to capture the fleeting moments of light and atmosphere. While it's a photograph, it shares that same impulse to capture a sense of immediacy and the beauty of the everyday. Like the best art, it leaves you with a feeling more than a fixed idea.