Moskee van de Sjah (Masjed-e Shah) in Isfahan, Perzië c. 1925

This photographic print captures the Moskee van de Sjah in Isfahan, Persia, as seen through the lens of A.G.A. van Eelde. The architecture! Those grand arches seem to swallow the sky. You can almost feel the weight of history pressing down, the accumulation of moments, prayers, and daily life etched into the stone. I wonder what van Eelde was thinking as he framed this shot. Maybe he was struck by the way the light played across the intricate tilework, or the contrast between the imposing mosque and the bustling marketplace below. It's like two worlds colliding – the sacred and the everyday, the eternal and the fleeting. Each detail, from the symmetrical design to the lively street scene, invites you to pause, to consider the passage of time and the enduring power of human creation. It reminds me that art is not just about capturing a moment, but about creating a dialogue between the past and the present, between the artist and the viewer.