Transept van de Sint-Pieterskerk te Utrecht 1910

This photograph of the Transept of St. Peter's Church in Utrecht was captured in 1910, by an anonymous artist, as part of a project documenting monuments. I wonder what it was like to stand there, behind that old camera. I imagine it demanded a certain stillness, a quiet patience to capture the stone, the light, the feeling of that place. The sepia tones create this nostalgic filter through which to view the world. It looks timeless, even a little bit melancholic. The building looms with a solemn, even forbidding presence, and the light seems to catch every imperfection and crack in the facade. Photography always makes me think about painting. It makes visible what may have otherwise gone unnoticed; like the way light shapes space, or the way shadows play across stone. It’s a reminder that artists are always looking, observing, and responding to the world around them in ways that invite us to pause, reflect, and see things anew. The anonymous artist offers their own interpretation of a moment in time. What would we do with a brush?