Thursday, October 22, 2009

Eugene Atget Paris Street Scene


One of the first contemporary street photographers Eugene Atget extensively documented the streets of late 19th Century Paris with a very heavy and bulky large format view camera. Seen here is one of thousands of his images acquired over the course of thirty years.

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  1. Eugene Atget literally lived on the streets of Paris in his obsession to capture Paris on film.

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