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“If you take your inspiration from nature, you don't invent anything, because what you want to do is to interpret something. But still, everything passes throught your imagination. What you produce at the end is very different from the reality you started with.”

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Brassai

Brassai, born Gyula Halász, was a renowned Hungarian photographer. His career began in the 1920s in Paris, where he became famous for his unique photographic style and profound insights into urban life. Brassai's work encompasses street photography, portrait photography, and art photography, and has had a profound impact on photography as an art form. more

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