August Sander. The Boxers, Heim Heese and Paul Roderstein, 1929
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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
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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

André Kertész. Washington Square Park, January 9, 1954
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André Kertész, a Hungarian-born photographer, carved out an illustrious career that spanned over seven decades, continuing to be active well into his nineties. Celebrated for his intuitive sense of composition and his capacity to make ordinary scenes ext…Read More

Louis Stettner. On a Dutch Ferry, 1958
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Louis Stettner was an American photographer known for his sensitive portrayal of everyday life. His images often tiptoed between street photography and photojournalism, capturing the essence of the world around him.

In “On a Dutch Ferry, 1958,” Stettner presents us with an…Read More

Dorothea Lange. Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936
Credit: Library of Congress

Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” is a photograph that most of us have come across at some point, even if we didn’t know its name or the story behind it. Taken in 1936 during the Great Depression, Lange was on a commission for the U.S. government, tasked with…Read More