What is Paul Martin's earliest photographic work?

As early as 1870, Dr. Barnard, the founder of the famous "Extreme Poverty Children's Home" in Britain, began to realize the documentary function of photography. Before he arrived and left, he took a photo of every child in "Poor Children's Home", and then pasted the photo on cardboard with a caption for sale. These photos not only expanded the social influence, but also raised funds for children's food and clothing.

A few years later, john thomson and a man named Smith published a book called Street Life in London, which included 36 photos taken by Thomson. Although many of these photos were taken at the mercy, they still objectively reflect the living conditions of the poor in London.

Another early documentary photographer living in London was named Paul Martin (1864 ~1942). 65438+In the 1990s, Martin photographed many street scenes in London, and also photographed people having fun at the seaside. He hid his small camera in his handbag, looking for shots to take secretly. He is called an "outspoken photographer". The Night in London, filmed from 1895 to 1896, is his earliest masterpiece. Although these photos don't have much social significance, they are much more vivid than those that were manipulated in the past.

At this time, although documentary photography is still immature, it has been aimed at real life by photographers and recorded the social status quo truthfully.