August Sander. Three Young Farmers on Their way to a Dance, 1914
Credit: Rare Historical Photos

In the 1914 photograph “Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance,” August Sander showcases three young men poised in their best outfits. Interestingly, despite the title, these individuals were not actually farmers but worked at an ore mine. On this…Read More

August Sander. The Boxers, Heim Heese and Paul Roderstein, 1929
Credit: Heritage Auctions

In the photograph “The Boxers, Hein Heese and Paul Roderstein, 1929”, the renowned German portrait and documentary photographer August Sander offers a raw, unembellished glimpse into the persona of two boxers, captured in their natural disposition. This pie…Read More

Danie Bester. Erratic, Johannesburg, 2016

ISO-400, 1/400 sec at f/3.5. Canon 6D, 45mm Tilt-Shift lens

One winter afternoon, @shawn and I left early to do some street photography before I had to present an evening photography class. We stopped at Arts on Main, near the Maboneng precinct. A couple of blocks from Arts on Main, we encountered a man…Read More

André Kertész. Washington Square (Tracks in Snow), February 24, 1966
Credit: Heritage Auctions

In “Washington Square (Tracks in Snow), February 24, 1966,” Kertész revisits a setting that closely resembles his other works. This practice of elevated perspective and returning to familiar settings was a well-known trait of his photographic st…Read More