Toespraak Woudenberg Possibly 1943

This small black and white photograph by T.A/ CNF Meijer captures Woudenberg giving a speech. Can you imagine the decisions the photographer was making while taking this photo? I can imagine the photographer, like a painter, choosing their perspective, framing the event, and working with light and shadow to shape the atmosphere of the image. The texture is smooth and the contrast muted, creating a certain mood, an echo. What was the photographer thinking about when they made it? What was on their mind? Painters, photographers, we're all looking for ways to speak in an image, to create a moment that makes you feel something. Think of artists as being in ongoing conversations across time, inspiring one another’s creativity through images like this.