Isabel Wachenheimer met bal voor het huis van haar oom Willy Moos in Hamburg, Bellevue 62 in april 1935 1935

This photograph of Isabel Wachenheimer with a ball in front of her uncle's house was taken in Hamburg, Germany, in April 1935. I think about the impulse to make art and, especially here, to capture a specific moment in time. It’s such a human act, a gesture of hope or, perhaps, just curiosity. You can sense the photographer carefully framing the shot, trying to get the light just right. They were likely thinking about preserving a memory, a piece of history, as they captured this image of a young girl on the cusp of tremendous change. That’s a powerful responsibility, isn’t it? To hold onto these moments, to make them visible for others across time. Like painters, photographers engage in an ongoing conversation with the world, and with each other. They are constantly finding new ways to see, to feel, and to share their experiences with us. It's a process of continuous exploration, embracing ambiguity, uncertainty, and the multiple interpretations of life.