Tentboot in Havelaarsluis 1900 - 1913

This is a photo, "Tentboot in Havelaarsluis", that Augusta Curiel made without a date, but I can tell you, this isn't just a photo. It’s about seeing, feeling, and experiencing a place, and it all comes down to process. Look at the grays and browns and the reflections, like a minimalist painting or something. Everything is soft, even the stone. It's really the way the light touches everything that makes it special, the reflection of the sky on the water, creating this whole mood, like it's not just documenting a place, but a feeling. Augusta Curiel, who was a Surinamese photographer, and I have a feeling she'd be pals with someone like Bernd and Hilla Becher, they are German photographers known for their similar documentary style. Artists like this show us how much art and beauty can be in just looking closely at the world. It’s all about how we choose to see, isn’t it?