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Explanation of purist photography terms

Purist photography is a genre of photography that matured in the early 20th century. Its founder is American photographer Stieglitz. They advocate that the art of photography should give full play to the characteristics and performance of photography itself, free it from the influence of painting, and use pure photography technology to pursue the unique aesthetic effects of photography-high clarity, rich tonal levels, subtlety The changes in light and shadow, pure black and white tones, detailed texture expression, and precise image portrayal.