Tag: Atget

Over a century ago, if you were to walk the streets of Paris, you might have encountered a man. He dragged an old-fashioned plate camera and tripod into alleys. His lens focused on signs, streets, storefronts, and buildings. Then he vanished down another alley. He was Eugène Atget. Forgotten ...

Charles Marville’s photographs, although replacing those of photographers like Édouard Baldus in the Mission Héliographique, extended beyond a sole focus on architectural structures. His finest works encapsulate the landscapes, historical buildings, alleys, streets, and squa...