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Atget's images continue to influence countless photographers who are drawn to the pure vision and approach he had to documenting Paris. To go deeper into the work of Eugene Atget (12 February 1857 – 4 August 1927) try the book below.
Atget
by John Szarkowski ©2000 The Museum of Modern Art – New York
ISBN 0-87070-094-4
This book is the standard gateway (and for good reason) into the classic work of French photographer Eugene Atget, whose timeless, understated masterpieces of Paris remain a fountainhead of inspiration for many photographers. The selection of photographs and the text is by John Szarkowski, Director of Photography at New York’s Museum of Modern Art from 1962 – 1991. One look through this book and you may find out why Atget has been called a “photographer’s photographer.”
A truly beautiful book.
