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The Genius of Photography

BBC4 is running an unbelievably good series on the history of photography called “the Genius of Photography”.

It is unmissable.

And this week one of the featured photographers was new to me (I’m ashamed to say)

Nevertheless he is wonderful and I’d like to share his work with you.

A German called August Sander who shot some of the most stunning portraits of the inter-war years.

Here are just a few.

This man is focussed.

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Ditto.

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I love the humour in this shot.

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I believe this is the seminal Sander shot and I can see why…

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And so is this…

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I found this and love it…

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Thanks for the heads up!

Comment by Beyond Megapixels November 9, 2007 @ 9:29 pm

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Pingback by » The Genius of Photography November 10, 2007 @ 2:25 pm

it’s been an excellent series

particularly enjoyed the rodchenko (?…can’t be arsed checking the spelling) stuff from stalinist russia

and the sander shots are legendary

Comment by kennethfowler November 10, 2007 @ 8:38 pm



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