Drie jongens op het strand van Scheveningen 1904

This photograph, taken by James Higson, captures three boys on the Scheveningen beach, and it's like a study in muted tones, a symphony of creams and browns. The composition is so simple, yet it speaks volumes about observation and process. The sandy beach is rendered with such detail; you can almost feel the grit between your toes. The boys, their backs turned to us, are a study in texture, the fabric of their clothes, the smooth, pale wood of their clogs, is palpable. Look at how their forms are mirrored in the wet sand, ephemeral, like a memory. It reminds me a little of some of the quieter moments in Gerhard Richter’s work, that sense of capturing a fleeting moment, a world seen through a veil of time. It’s the kind of image that lingers, inviting contemplation rather than dictating meaning, and isn't that what good art is all about?