In the new realism photography,

The emergence of neo-realistic photography is represented by Albert Langer-Pachau of Germany in the 1920s.

Its characteristics are that they advocate frank, simple and clear documentary techniques to reflect nature and reality, and realistic photographers strictly abide by the documentary characteristics of photography in their creation. They believe that photography should be "as authentic as nature itself, truly reflecting life, not decorating it". On the other hand, they are opposed to reflecting the object coldly and objectively like a mirror and advocate creation. They should choose the shooting location, shooting angle and shooting time according to their own intentions. Only in this way can we reflect the reality more artistically and truly, and make people feel more real after reading it. Realistic photographers dare to face reality. Most of their creative themes are based on social life, and their artistic style is simple and not gorgeous, but they have strong social witness and social revelation. Realistic photography has a great role and extraordinary appeal, and later occupied its own position in the field of news. Its significance lies in that its appearance marks the maturity of photography as an "independent" art and completely shakes the leading position of painting photography.

Its representative figures are famous American landscape photographers ansel adams and Edward Weston.