Gezicht op de Hervormde Kerk te Haren 1911

This old photograph shows a church in Haren. It's a faded sepia print, maybe from the early 20th century, captured by an anonymous photographer. I can imagine the photographer carefully composing the shot, waiting for the right light. The way the building looms, there's something solid and enduring. The photographer must have been trying to capture the essence of the church, a landmark in its community. Maybe they were thinking about time and history and tradition. It reminds me a bit of some of those early architectural studies, like Eugène Atget’s photos of Paris. This image shares that same quiet observation, a reverence for everyday structures. Looking at this, I'm reminded that we all build on what came before us. Photography, like painting, is just another way of seeing. What they saw then inspires what we see now, and so the conversation continues.