Eugène Atget: Masters of Photography Series

by Eugène Atget (Illustrator), Aperture (Photographs)

With the marvelous lens of dream and surprise, Atget “saw” (that is to say, photographed) practically everything about him, in and outside of Paris, with the vision of a poet. --Berenice Abbott
Atget's photographs are unparalleled in their lucid realism and lyrical response to the pulse of the city and to the artifacts of human life in almost every social class. His images of parks, lakes, shop windows, vendors, prostitutes, buildings, sculpture and Paris street scenes go beyond documentation to a poetic vision of an era. Atget created some of the most beautifully articulated images of light and space ever made with a camera.

Genres: Photography, Art, Nonfiction, France

96 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1980

About the author

Noted French photographer Jean Eugène Atget documented inhabitants of Paris.

He pictured the architecture and street scenes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%...

Reviews

[Owlseyes]

"I may say that I have in my possession all of Old Paris”.




























http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/...
"Photographer Eugene Atget captured old Paris as it disappeared"

http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/...
The obsessive eye of Eugène Atget: Master photographer’s images of “Old Paris” still resonate

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

A small little book, helped me learn a few more things about one of the pioneers of "street photography". What I really liked were the castles with trees in front of them. The perspective of the tree partially covering the castles and BW is quite powerful. But the Fotos of Old Paris didn't convince me that much.

[Chris Schneider · Rating 4 out of 5]

10" square book means the images are not too small, but this isn't a cumbersome coffee table book. Images rendered well, too. One image per double truck, which I appreciate, enabling me to consider one image at a time, and not look at two and make inevitable comparisons.

Intro essay isn't particularly insightful, full of a lot of lists that lose their meaning once it is longer than, say 5 or 6. Best when it just focuses on one image and delves into what makes it special.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic photographer, love all his work. He saw interesting things in everyday things.