Paris 1900

Eugene Atget was born in Lisbourne, France in 1856. After his parents died in 1861 he went to live with an uncle in Bourdeaux where he received his primary schooling. Eugene Atget worked as a sailor, actor, and painter before turning to photography at the age of 41. He was completely self-taught and made a meager living by selling photographs to architects, painters, stage designers and editors. He would photograph subjects that he thought would be the most useful for his clientele such as parks, streets, architectural details, vendors, farms and monuments. In all, Eugene Atget created about 10,000 photographs of Paris and its surroundings. He received only one commission in his lifetime and that was to document the brothels of Paris. In 1926 Man Ray published a few of Eugene Atget's photographs in his periodical 'La Révolution Surrealiste', but Eugene Atget received no credit. Although today he is thought of as one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, it was not until after his death in 1927 that his work became appreciated and this was due in large part to the efforts of Berenice Abbott who helped to promote and preserve his work. Today his work can be found in collections such as The Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.
Music by Chopin, 'Nocturne' and Gluck, 'Melody'.

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[minotauro963]

Genial! Brilliant!

[mazdamate]

Wonderful Photography of a bygone Paris , some of the best I've ever seen , The captures of light and tone by his obsolete equipment is a lesson to us all on how to take a photograph

[absintheangel777]

this is so inspiring. Thank you for posting.

[Flash4ever2007]

Its almost if i look through a timemachine .I cannot explain why it always saddens me to watch those old pictures.Rain on the streets.I wish i could smell the air of those times,feel the people,see them.Just walk around.Amazing

[carlotta306]

great video,thanks

[Amalypense]

Ceci est l'oeuvre d'un amoureux de Paris qui nous laisse, à partir de ces rues solitaires et noires, des documents essentiels de l'histoire et de l'âme de cette ville.

Merci beaucoup.



[jcroshi]

こーいうの好きやナ。

[pauladrosario]

Bellisima musica...geniales fotografias...

gracias por compartir ;)

Paula ♥

[Teocalli75]

Merci, Shivabel pour ce film de ma ville ! :)

[Vertigo1871]

Versailles, Saint Cloud, il parc de Sceaux: la 5:31 è di un altro mondo, e il padiglione in chiusura non sarà nella Kamchatka, ma possiamo accontentarci anche di Versailles, all'occorrenza... :-)

Dopo il frustino dei crimini glamour, questa carezza sognante ci voleva proprio.

:-)