Bert Teunissen

Bert Teunissen is best known for his work documenting European homes built before WW2 and their inhabitants.

I have observed that throughout this topic, Bert Teunissen has created a pattern in the way he stages his subjects. They either have their hands on their lap or if there is a surface available, they will have one arm leaning on it. This is a well made artistic decision as it creates a similarity across the images, even though they are all very different because of the subjects and their unique homes.

In the majority of the photographs, the subjects also have little to no expression on their faces. This, along with their hand placements, creates a sincere tone in the photographs.