Marba Titzenthaler, dochter van de fotograaf, met een onbekende oude vrouw, waarschijnlijk haar grootmoeder 1912 - 1913

Waldemar Titzenthaler created this evocative photograph of his daughter and, presumably, her grandmother. I love the light here and the intimacy of the scene. The little girl is perched on her grandmother's lap, both of them seated in a wooden chair. The grandmother is gazing off in a wistful way. The light is soft, probably from a window somewhere out of shot. The grandmother’s hands are clasped around her granddaughter’s with a gentle warmth, and her gaze is so full of tenderness. I can imagine Titzenthaler trying to capture not just their likeness, but the palpable connection between the generations. It's really a document of family history and a meditation on time, aging, and the love that binds us together. Maybe he was thinking about his own mortality, or simply wanting to freeze this precious moment forever. As a fellow artist, I feel that impulse to capture something before it slips away.