Drie foto's van mensen in de duinen 1911 - 1918

Carolina (Loentje) Frederika Onnen captured these three photographs of people in the dunes, and you get a sense of the past. It's kind of sepia-toned, all sandy browns and muted whites. I'm thinking about Onnen out there, squinting into the dunes with her camera. What was it like for her to be there? She has really thought about composition in each of the images. I wonder if she was thinking about framing when she captured the women and children in the top image? Or the group walking away in the last image? The light must have been so bright. Was she trying to catch a fleeting moment of rest? Photographs are so fascinating, right? They are a physical trace of a moment in time. Onnen is in conversation with other artists. These works echo the Dutch Masters, who captured daily life and scenes. Every artist is in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity.