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January 16, 2012 · 6:53 am

20th Century Life through the Lens of Parisian Photographer Robert Doisneau

Dappled light falls through a leafy tree onto the peaceful scene of a mother and her four children reading and writing at a folding table.

Correspondance à Joyeuse 1954

High sunlight and a low camera angle add drama to the image of a seated balding man, who with his left hand is lifting his glasses to read the book he is holding in his right.

Le Corbusier 1945

Three boys seated at desks in a 1956 classroom. One is looking up at the clock.

Le cadran scolaire 1956

“I don’t photograph life as it is, but life as I would like it to be,”
Robert Doisneau
1912-1994

I highly recommend a cup of tea or a glass of wine and a leisurely browse through the photographer’s portfolios.

Discovered at  TYWKWDBI

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