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“I'd like to briefly state the accomplishment that we expect from a photographer. He must make the person being photographed forget that he has eaten from the tree of knowledge.”

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Albert Renger-Patzsch: joy before the object

This book features a curated selection of photographs by Albert Renger-Patzsch, a prominent German photographer known for his precision and clarity in capturing the essence of objects. The images celebrate the joy found in the simplicity and form of everyday items, highlighting Renger-Patzsch's innovative approach to photography. more

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Albert Renger-Patzsch

Albert Renger-Patzsch was a German photographer renowned for his photographs of natural and industrial landscapes. His distinctive style, emphasizing form and composition, had a profound impact on the development of photographic art. more

“To do justice to modern technology's rigid linear structure, to the lofty gridwork of cranes and bridges, to the dynamism of machines operating at one thousand horsepower - only photography is capable of that. What those who are attached to the painterly style regard as photography's defect, the mechanical reproduction of form - is just what makes it superior to all other means of expression.”

“There is an urgent need to examine old opinions and look at things from a new viewpoint. There must be an increase in the joy one takes in an object, and the photographer should become fully conscious of the splendid fidelity of reproduction made possible by his technique. Nature, after all, is not so poor that she requires constant improvement.”

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“I'm often uncomfortable taking pictures, especially if people are grieving, or hurt, or hungry. At such times I have to remind myself that I'm a photographer and that this is my job.”

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“I can photograph someone if I can touch them.”

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“I chose to be a photographer twenty-two years ago, but I don't know that I'd make that choice again. Back in the early eighties, I still thought I was doing okay, trying to order and shape the world with my camera. Now that I know a bit more about living and dying, about our planet and its complex problems, I'm a lot less comfortable with my images of people. Still, I haven't a clue what else to do.”

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