The history of realistic photography

A. Stiglitz once said: "Only discussing loyalty is a human 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 Hein once said such a famous saying: "I want to expose what should be corrected;" At the same time, we should 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. In the 1990s, Jacob August Riis, an American photographer, made a groundbreaking work on slum life in new york.