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This sentence in the title comes from the evaluation of Willy Ronnies by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Willie? Ronnie died in Paris on September 12, 2009 at the age of 99, and French politicians expressed their condolences. Sarkozy praised Ronnie for using his camera to "keep the people's poetic France forever" for several generations of French people, and Prime Minister Fillon also praised Ronnie as "the most important witness in the 20th century".

Who's Willie Ronis?

Willy Ronis, a famous French photographer, was born in Paris (District 9) in August on 19 10, and died in Paris (20th district) in September on10. My father is a Jewish photographer and my mother is a piano teacher from Lithuania. As a teenager, Ronnie fell in love with music and dreamed of becoming a composer one day. Later, he joined the army. 1932 After demobilization, Ronnie took over the family photo studio because his father was ill. 1937, he decided to become an independent news photographer. 1949 After his father died, Ronnie closed his family photo studio and joined Rapho Photography Club, and started his career as a professional photographer. His shooting subjects are rich and extensive, including celebrities, industry reports, advertisements, fashion and so on.

Ronnie has been engaged in photography for nearly half a century, specializing in the daily life of the French people. His favorite camera is the Leica-FOCA 35mm camera made in France. He has taught in many art colleges in Paris. 1953, the works of five French photographers, Ronnie and Henri Cartier-Bre, were exhibited at the Manhattan Museum of Modern Art in new york. 1957, Ronnie won the gold medal of Venice Biennale; 1975, after Blacet, he took over as honorary chairman of the French photographer-journalist-illustrator association; 1979 was awarded the gold medal in photography by the French Ministry of Education; He was also the first French photojournalist for American Life magazine. Later, he won the Nadal Prize of French Photography for his photo collection "Along the Line of Destiny". From 65438 to 0993, Ronnie became a member of the Royal Photography Society. In 2008, he was awarded the rank of officer of the Legion of Honor of the French government. Willie Ronnies's photos have been exhibited in many countries around the world.

Like Bresson, Brasett and Du Wanuo, he is regarded as a French humanistic photographer. Aise) is one of the main photographers. His first photo was taken in 1926 (he got his first camera at the age of 15), and it was taken until 2002, and his works covered almost the whole 20th century.

Recently, there was a special photo exhibition of Willie Ronnies in Paris called "Willie Ronnies under the lens of Willie Ronnies" ("Willy Ronis Parr Willy Ronis"):

Attached below is the relevant information, entre libre, there is no need to buy a ticket, and interested friends should not miss it!

Willie Ronnies is a representative figure of French humanistic photography. He is famous for his political activities, street photography, selfie, nude photography and cat photography. Pavillon Carré de Baudouin traces willy ronis' series of works by showing nearly 200 works, from his early photos to some photos of his last trip in France and abroad.

1954, Willie Ronnies published his first book: belleville Menimen. This work was only welcomed by some people at that time, but it is not to be missed now. It is also the first section of this exhibition in Zone 20. Ronnie mainly filmed the workers and hard life in this backward area of Paris in these places.

This exhibition has two floors. When I went on Saturday afternoon, there were still many people, mostly French. This is my first time to see an exhibition. I haven't met anyone from China. The first floor is Belleville Ménilmontant series, and the stairs are Ronnie's self-portrait; A small hall on the second floor displays nude series, and another large exhibition hall is a series of photos taken by Ronnie in Paris, other French cities and other countries. Through Ronnie's lens, we can see Pompidou, the Bastille and the Eiffel Tower after the rain 50 years ago, and know that there were several telephone booths in Haller Square.

The picture under Ronnie's lens is very vivid. Even though most of them are common things that can be seen or spoken in daily life, under Ronnie's lens, the "coincidence" of images and characters will make you sigh: "It's amazing!"

Paris boy, 1952

This photo can be said to be very classic. Even if you don't know Willie Ronnie, you may have seen this photo. A little boy about five or six years old, with a baguette longer than half his body in his left hand, ran home. It looks like a perfect snapshot! But Ronnie said that this is not a snapshot, it is a wonderful photo obtained by giving the performers some instructions.

Ronnie stood by the bakery during the rush hour and tried to take some photos, but none of them were good. He noticed a little boy in the bakery. While waiting in line, the little boy counted the money carefully. Then he explained to the little boy that he should hold the bread sideways with his left hand and run out at a moving pace. The boy's first attempt was too rigid, and the second attempt was perfect. Then they went back to the bakery and ate chocolate sandwiches together.

Christmas, the Louvre store, Palace Square, 1954.

This is also quite interesting.

The March of the People's Front, St. Anthony Street, the little girl wearing the Phrygia hat of the French Revolution, 1936 July 14.

What is live photography?

It is an alchemy that integrates premonition, accident, skill and instinct.

We are going to school, 1954 March 15.

Rose Zina, Javier Citroen strikes, 1938.

Children of this beautiful city, under the stairs of Welland Street, 1959.

As a humanistic photographer, the most vivid people in Willie Ronnies's lens are individual people. He created a unique "black and white romance" with black and white ash. He recorded the life nearby and the daily life in Paris with a wealth of photographs. Ronnie once said: "In the process of shooting, the photographer's subjective consciousness dominates his choice. It can be said that photography is a conscious behavior. "

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