Eugene Atget's photographic characteristics

His photography style is very unique. He doesn't like to take formal portraits, but he is good at taking pictures of street people, such as vendors, garbage workers and road builders, and tries to preserve the rapidly changing face of Paris in combination with the street view of Paris. This is especially precious for the photography concept in the late 19 and early 20th century, and it is still in its infancy. Monuments, old churches, old buildings in alleys, street corners, windows, girls standing at the door, carriages, buses, street scenes, bridges, parks, figures, fashion models, indoor scenery of various families, street performers, * prostitutes *, trolleys ... The sufferings and wealth of Paris were photographed equally by Ajie. The quietness in Ajie's photo comes from being trampled by his light footsteps in the morning. When he was about to wake up in Paris, Ajie quietly collected many of the most touching expressions in Paris.

Eugene Atget made an in-depth investigation on the old streets of Paris, and prepared to spend 30 years shooting this huge theme. The plan was to take10,000 photos, but he used an old camera. At first, Eugene Ajett sold these photos in the Art Reference Room, a small commercial photography organization he founded. He sells catalogued photos to stage designers, interior decorators, painters, official libraries and art galleries. However, perhaps he was born at the wrong time, when few people appreciated his works. The reason is that Ajette's works are visually pure and lack traditional artistic charm.

Ansel adams, a famous American photographer, was one of the first people to discover the charm of Ajette's works. He wrote in 193 1: "Ajette's charm lies not in his skillful use of the original and photographic paper at that time, nor in the beautiful clothes, buildings and people shown in his photos, but in his fair and kind views ... His works are concise revelations of the simplest things around him. ..... His photos may be the earliest performance of pure photography. " Even Benjamin wisely commented: "In fact, Ajit's photo is the pioneer of surrealism, and he is the pioneer of surrealism."