André KertészAndr Kertsz is one of the figures who shaped modern photography. From the First World War onwards, his independent spirit led him to practise an art based on spontaneity and sincerity, seeking out the chance moments that 'capture the true nature of things.' Tender, nostalgic, modest, he forged a new path for photography, a kind of poetic realism that was neither forced nor showy. 'I never document,' he said, 'I give my own interpretation.'

A country in mutation

The Only Face

Through words and pictures

his family settled in New York City

is implicitly contained in this book

then you can find beauty

Maier’s work has been compared with such luminaries as Helen Levitt

where he received his MFA

which encompasses something different for each of us

and so consumed by his own unique set of concerns

I felt sad and uncomfortable much of the time

sunlight) begin to activate