ATGET, Eugene

French reissue of classic photo volume 'Paris' which contains b/w photographs of the older Paris. Eugène ATGET documented barely populated streets as well as facades. His work generally represents the origin of 20th century 'documentary' photography.

This catalog 'Architecture in Photographs', edited by Gordon Baldwin and published at the same time as the exhibition 'In Focus: Architecture' in 2013/14, covers the history of the medium and includes works from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Century.

In French! 'Voir Paris' is conceived as a poetic, visual stroll that, based on photos by Eugène ATGET (with the edges left unchanged), leads through courtyards and rooms, alleys, cafes, urban gardens and along the banks of the Seine.

'Photographers A-Z' brings together photographers who have made a significant contribution to photographic culture, as well as the most important photographic volumes of the past century. The entries are illustrated with facsimiles from books & magazines.

From the invention of the camera obscura to the birth of digital photography, this history of photography’s greatest advances by the author Florian Heine focuses on individual artists, works, and moments that decisively shaped the evolution of a genre.