Mannen bij een deuropening c. 1900 - 1910

This vintage photograph by G. Hidderley shows two men at a doorway. Imagine Hidderley, peering through the lens, capturing this moment—a slice of life, a narrative fragment. I wonder, was it a candid shot or a posed scene? What was Hidderley thinking? Was he aiming for a naturalistic scene, or something more staged? The tones are muted, almost sepia-like. I find myself focusing on the figure in the doorway, he seems more serious, whereas the other man seems jolly. Think about the contrast between the solid brick of the doorway and the dark unknown beyond. It makes me wonder about thresholds, transitions, and what lies just out of sight. Maybe Hidderley was interested in similar things. Artists are always in conversation, finding new ways of seeing and being, through and with each other.