Gezicht op de brug tussen de Prinsengracht en de Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam

George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923)
gelatin silver print, c. 1895-1900
Breitner was the Impressionist of the photographers.
He worked by morning light, at dusk, and in the gloom
of an alley. He saw the light shining through fluttering
laundry, or of a chilly morning with a passer-by. He was
unconcerned by blurring, an uneven horizon, or a cropped
tree. These were the exciting coincidences that resulted
from working with a rapid hand-held camera.