The Genius of Photography: Part 2

What are Typologies?
Typologies within photography are documentary photographs that prove that something happened or existed. They are used as a recording method.

What was “The Face of the Times”?
"The Face of the Times" were a series of photographs by August Sander. These photographs told the unspoken world of Germany in the 1930's.

Which magazine did Rodchenko design?
in 1920 Rodchenko designed the magazine USSR in Construction. It became an artistic propaganda establishment and gave examples of some of the greatest photo-montage of the 20th century.

What is photo-montage?
Photo-montage is the process of making a whole photograph from cutting and pasting a variety of other photographs, therefore giving a new perspective to the image.

Why did Eugene Atget use albumen prints in the 1920’s?
Eugene Atget was still using albumen prints in the 1920's, a technique created in 1850, simply because he was aware of how to use and develop film from the new equipment that was emerging such as the Leica.

What is solarisation and how was it discovered?
Solarisation is the technique in which a negative is reveresed in tone, meaning the light areas appear dark and the dark appear light.

What was the relationship between Bernice Abbott and Eugene Atget?
Bernice Abbott first met Eugene Atget whilst working for Man Ray. She was inspired by Atget's documentation of the destruction of 'Old Paris'. This eventually led her to return to New York, influenced by Atget's work, and started to capture the ever changing city landscape.

Why was Walker Evans fired from the FSA?
In 1936, Evans was commissioned to photograph share cropper families. Influenced by Atget's work, he captured images that were more artistic and emotional rather that formal, therefore he was eventually fired by the FSA.