Realism of photography school

A genre that develops the documentary characteristics of photography. In terms of aesthetic value, cognitive function and educational function are often greater than aesthetic function, and appeal and witness are greater than appreciation. Realistic photography is a school of photography with a long history, which continues to this day and is still the basis and main school of photography. It is the embodiment of realistic creation method in the field of photography art.

Photographers of this genre insist on the documentary characteristics of photography in their creation. In their view, photography should have the loyalty of "equality with nature itself". Only when every detail in the picture has "mathematical accuracy" can the work exert its appeal and persuasiveness that other art media do not have. A. Stiglitz once said, "Only discussing loyalty is our mission." On the other hand, they reflect objects coldly and objectively like objective mirrors, and advocate that creation should be selective, and artists should have their own aesthetic judgment on what they reflect. The famous realistic photographer Lewis Haine once said such a famous saying: "I want to expose those things that should be corrected;" At the same time, we must also reflect on what should be praised. " It can be seen that they advocate that art should "reflect life". They dare to face up to reality, and most of their creative themes are taken from social life. The artistic style is unpretentious, but it has strong witness and prompt power.

The earliest realistic photography works were those collodion documentaries shot by British photographer Philip Delamotte in 1853. Later, it was Ross Fenton's battlefield photography in the late 1960s and the Yellowstone Wonder in willian jackson. After 1870, realistic photography gradually matured and began to turn its lens to society and life. For example, Dr. Barnardo, a photographer at that time, photographed the tragic situation of street children, which was shocking.

Realistic photography has gradually occupied its own position in the news field because of its great cognitive function and extraordinary appeal. American photographer Jacob August Riis's works about slum life in new york in 1990s are the foundation works in this respect.

Main photographers and works

Subsequently, a large number of realistic photographers emerged, and their works were famous for their strong authenticity and profundity in the history of photography. For example, British Brandt's "Coal Miner"; American R. Kappa's "The Dead French Woman was Shaved and Showed in the Street"; French Weiss's "Girl" and so on, too numerous to mention.